Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1121825,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1121825/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 241,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Aldai, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Cornelly Serem",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1162,
        "legal_name": "Cornelly Serem",
        "slug": "cornelly-serem"
    },
    "content": "Barasa that the penalty should not only be monetary but also a time in jail so that those who are sitting on our files when we retire should know that there are consequences. Those who are working for this country or any institution should be assured that they will enjoy their benefits when they retire. It is not a crime to retire. It is not wrong to retire. All of us should be encouraged that you do not even have to work for 40 years, until 60 years of age, to retire. One should be volunteering to retire knowing very well that he or she will get their money in advance, invest and enjoy it. It is wrong for system that you work so hard for and spend most of your prime time with to finally have you bribe somebody to pay you—you have to wait for long to be paid; you have to travel from upcountry to Nairobi. Sometimes retirees are robbed by robbers as they lavish in this town looking for money they worked hard for. I hope that Members of this House will support this Motion unconditionally so that all retirees—teachers, police officers, army officers and anybody that has worked hard for this country—are paid. As we discuss the same, it is sometimes very unfair that you get retirees who worked for this country being paid Kshs2,000 a month. It is a big shame that we have retired councillors that worked so hard for this country not being paid up this moment because there are no systems put in place for them to enjoy their funds when they retire. As we move to Third Reading, I propose that we make more amendments so that all of us can address issues that touch on retirees. It is a nightmare for our retirees that they face death when they go home just because somebody in Nairobi is sitting on their files. With that, I support this Motion."
}