{"id":1121799,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1121799/?format=json","text_counter":215,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Nominated, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Godfrey Osotsi","speaker":{"id":13172,"legal_name":"Godfrey Osotsi","slug":"godfrey-osotsi"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this very important opportunity to also contribute to this Pensions (Amendment) Bill by Hon. Didmus Barasa. I want to start by thanking Hon. Didmus for having this very important thought because pensioners are suffering in this country. As you know, the purpose of pension is to sustain a person who has retired and to maintain their standards of living after employment. However, in this 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."}