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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David ole Sankok",
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        "legal_name": "Gideon Keter",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I respect Hon. Osotsi so much, but he should also be aware that I was only congratulating Hon. Didmus Barasa. He has done a lot and you know we have to appreciate Members. I know that when he came to this House, there were 42 schools in his constituency – which had mud-walled classrooms. He has since built 19 storey buildings in primary schools. We have to congratulate one of our own when he has done well. Moving to the Bill, I am aware that many retirees die while chasing their pension. We are in a digital world. In fact, when the Jubilee Government was elected in 2013, it was on the promise that it was digital and not analogue. All of us and many other employees in this country are paid digitally through our bank accounts. I retire and it is digitally known that I have retired from service. My age has always been known and I was receiving my salary without chasing it. The concerned officials know my bank account. Why is my pension not deposited into my bank account within 90 days of my retirement? The pension schemes are very efficient when it comes to chasing members to pay for their pension. They collect our money monthly without delay. However, when it comes to paying pensioners, it becomes a game of chase. As I second this Bill, I want to be categorical that pensioners are entitled to their money. Pension money is not charity. It is an entitlement. You have contributed to the scheme during your working days and so it is your own money that should be promptly paid back to you. In pension schemes, we have cartels which must be bribed for personal files to be located. Some of them will even ensure that the pensioners have signed all the documents but purport that the files are lost and then along the way, because pensioners retire mostly when they are aging with lifestyle diseases, and our life expectancy being very low at around 54, some of them die before collecting their 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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