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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, that point raised by the distinguished Senator for Kitui is very pertinent. Prior to the Statement, we debated the matter of the plight of former councillors in the last Senate. We unanimously passed a resolution that a mechanism be undertaken to look after former councillors. Thereafter, budgets have come and gone; we never see any item on this issue. When the Statement by Sen. Wambua was sought, we thought the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare would take up the matter. You directed that this be done in 14 days yet we have not seen any progress. This is a budget cycle that is in place for 2021/2022. If anything was to be done, this is the time. You have seen the former Vice Presidents and former Prime Minister have been paid their dues while councillors are languishing in abject poverty out there. This House, as the defender of counties and their governments and their people, need to get to the bottom of this. As I end, I again bring to this House the clarion call that this House must reintroduce the Implementation Committee. If we had it, this matter need not come back to this Floor, it would only go to that committee to do the necessary follow up with the necessary departments of Government. The Office of the Controller of Budget, the Parliamentary Budget Office and the Committee on Budget in the National Assembly should ensure that whatever we decide and pass here is not in vain, particularly, when it touches on the plight of Kenyans who have been in positions of leadership and have contributed so much to the wellbeing of this country."
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