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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, before we proceed to the next Order, I have a Communication to give by way of guidance. I wish to guide the House before it proceeds to the Committee of the whole House to consider the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.57 of 2019 and make the following observations: You will recall that at the rise of the House during the Afternoon Sitting of Tuesday, 6th July 2021, the Committee of the whole House had commenced reporting progress on its considerations of the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.57 of 2019) pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Order No.134. At the time, the Committee had considered the Bill up to New Clause 13A. In this regard, and in line with the provisions of Standing Order No.132, providing for sequence to be observed on a Bill in Committee, what remained for consideration was New Clause 18A, Clause 3, Title and Clause 1. Hon. Members, as indicated in the Notice Paper, the Member for Homa Bay Town, Hon. Peter Kaluma has indicated intention to move a recommittal of New Clause 13A. Further, the Member for Kanduyi, Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi proposes amendments to Clauses 8 and 9. Hon. Members, you will also recall that before we proceeded on recess, I had directed that any Members proposing amendments to the Bill should appear before the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning in line with Standing Order No.131. I am informed that no Member appeared before the Committee regarding the said matter. However, I have since received information to the effect that the Member for Homa Bay Town, Hon. Peter Kaluma no longer intends to move the House to reconsider the New Clause 13A. In this regard, therefore, the intended recommittal as indicated in the Notice Paper, will not be proceeded with. On the other hand, the Member for Kanduyi has proposed amendments to Clauses 8 and 9. In a nutshell, the amendment seeks to remove the requirement for payment of interest on gratuity, where a Member of Parliament who is elected buys back into the pension scheme. Further, the amendments also propose that in calculating pension, there should be reckoning of service of an Hon. Member as the aggregate period served, regardless of any interruptions thereto. I only hope that some Members will understand what this means. Looking in the House, Hon. Wafula Wamunyinyi and Hon. Maoka Maore could be experts. I do not see any other person. Maybe Hon. Jimmy Angwenyi would have been of use and Hon. Kioni. They understand the issue of buy back and a period of reckoning, if you interrupt. That is if your employers decided to interrupt you a bit and then you come back. That is what this is addressing. 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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