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    "id": 1126875,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1126875/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nambale, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi",
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        "legal_name": "John Sakwa Bunyasi",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the proposed repealing of the Bill. However, I am completely horrified; either I have a very short memory or lack of research. The arrangements that led to this were part of the architecture of the Lancaster Conference. Later at Independence, for those communities that opted to take British citizenship, the agreement was that their pensions would be guaranteed in Britain. They gave management of the pension payment to Crown agents. The fact of the matter is that over time, the amounts were so small and the cost of Crown agents was exceeding the value of the pension. I appreciate all the reasons why we should wind it up. However, let us also not go on record to say things that look like they are not quite well thought. Some people here were quite young and might not have a memory of that but we should do research. When I was in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) some years back, when we attempted to do a review, many of the pensioners were either not traceable or had very little money in the Fund. Some had like 5 pounds and the cost of getting to London was greater than that. There are many good reasons why it should be wound up. But for heaven’s sake, let us do it in a manner that is consistent with its background. In doing so, there may be need to get an orderly transition between the Government of Kenya and the Government of the UK. It is not for the reasons of segregation that the Fund was put up but it was during Independence that it was agreed that everybody chooses where they wanted to go. We should do this in the context of why it was set up. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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