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    "id": 1060837,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1060837/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 15,
        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
        "slug": "aden-duale"
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, first, I want to thank the Parliamentary Service Commission under your leadership. Members of Parliament who left get their pension promptly, that I can confirm. I met one last week and he confirmed that he gets Kshs120,000 every month. I want Members to read the PAC Report. We have engaged with the Pensions Department and they are talking about an integrated system which I think has already been budgeted for. As the Committee deals with this Petition, it should also look at what Hon. Wandayi has tabled and what we recommended. Secondly, as much as we need to help our senior citizens get their money which they must, we should also not forget that this House allowed the National Treasury to reduce pension budget by Kshs17.5 billion in the last financial year from Kshs104 billion to Kshs86 billion. The House sometimes also needs to know what is going on. Thirdly, and more importantly, we need to be very assertive. Teachers get their pension from the Teachers Service Commission. However, people who work for the civil service suffer. I like the way you are handling this matter. It is a serious matter and we must get to the bottom of it and solve it. There are many Kenyans who even use pension to buy their drugs. If they do not get the money, they will die. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}