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    "id": 1077150,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to Standing Order No.225(2)(b), I wish to report to the House that I have received a Petition from Messers D.G. Njau and L.R. Ngure on behalf of several other Ex-Kenya Air Force officers who were dismissed in 1982. Hon. Members, the petitioners claim to have diligently served the nation through the Kenya Air Force until 1st August 1982 attempted coup, following which they were arrested for allegedly participating in the attempted coup. They further claim to have been imprisoned for periods spanning six months to several years and thereafter unlawfully and unconstitutionally dismissed from the Kenya Air Force without compensation, despite not having been involved in the attempted coup. Hon. Members, the petitioners state that they pursued justice through the High Court of Kenya and the courts granted them varying awards on different dates from 2012 onwards. The Petitioners aver that they obtained certificates of decrees, taxation and orders against the Government to be paid in 2017. In spite of the fact that the Principal Secretary for Defence swore an affidavit on oath averring that the Ministry had factored the decretal amounts in the 2017/2018 Budget to settle the compensation, the orders remain unheeded several years later. They are, therefore, worried that since most of their colleagues are senior citizens aged above 65 years and with no capacity to fend for themselves, any further delay in compensating them will worsen their deteriorating conditions of life. Hon. Members, the petitioners are therefore praying that the National Assembly allocates to the Ministry of Defence such funds necessary in the Financial Year 2021/2022for compensation and settlement of decretal debts and the interests accrued thereof to the Ex-Kenya Air Force officers who were dismissed in 1982. Hon. Members, having determined that the matters raised by the petitioners are well within the authority of this House, I order that pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.227, the Petition be committed to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. The Committee is required to consider the Petition and report its findings to the House and the petitioners in accordance with 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."
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