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    "id": 104927,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/104927/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. ole Ntimama",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for of State for National Heritage",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 200,
        "legal_name": "William Ronkorua ole Ntimama",
        "slug": "william-ntimama"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The former Chief Executive Officer of the NGOs Coordination Board, Mr. Zachary Zilatei, was not dismissed un-procedurally from office on 9th May, 2006. He was paid his terminal dues and all his other entitlements as per his contract. (b) I confirm that all the appeals to me by Mr. Zilatei have been acted upon. Mr. Zilatei’s contract was terminated on 9th May, 2006. On the 11th June, 2008, and on 9th July, 2008, two years later, Mr. Zilatei appealed to me and the Board Chairman, respectively, against a purported arbitrary dismissal. It is important to note that it took him two years to appeal after his dismissal. On 17th December, 2008, I asked the Board to deliberate on his appeal with a view to compensating him for his remaining contract period that he was supposed to have served. The Board was advised to look into the merit of the appeal. The Board immediately constituted an adhoc committee which deliberated on the matter, and thereafter recommended that the said contract had a termination clause allowing for either party to terminate the contract by giving a three-month notice or equivalent of a three month’s salary and house allowance. We exercised this option when terminating Mr. Zilatei’s services. The appeal was, therefore, not upheld. (c) The NGO Co-ordination Board does not owe Mr. Zilatei any money. In fact, Mr. Zilatei owes the NGO Co-ordination Board Kshs89, 600. Kindly note that he was paid his pension dues of Kshs2,183,017 as at 31st December, 2008, by CFC Life, which is the Fund Manager for the NGO Co-ordination Board Staff Pension Scheme."
}