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    "id": 1127719,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1127719/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bomet Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ronald Tonui",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 1242,
        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also comment on this amendment Bill. I support this amendment. It is very encouraging that we are moving in the right direction to ensure that we take care of the interest of pensioners or those who are retiring. I want to commend Hon. Barasa for bringing this amendment Bill which will ensure that we take care of our people who are currently suffering. We must note that our people really suffer as they transition from employees of Government to pensioners. They have to wait for even two years for their pension. That is a trying period for them. It is tough to adjust from earning a salary to zero salary. Therefore, the period of transit from earning a salary to earning a pension should be very short. Some have taken about two years to be paid. They have been languishing in the villages. Those who were staying in Nairobi have been forced to go to the village because the life in the villages is slightly cheaper. It is frustrating and as legislators, we must do something to ensure that our people do not suffer during that period. There should be clear assurance that the money is provided in the Budget. Otherwise, why does it take that long? Is it because of lack of money or because of corruption in the department that is handling this? I know someone who retired and within one month, they had their pension. Others retire and it takes them two years. Those who get their pension sooner either have friends in the Pensions Department or they part with something small. I, therefore, tend to think that the processing in that department is not convenient so that people can earn an income by frustrating others by forcing them to pay. There should be a real system in that department which can monitor when the pension claim was filed and how long it has stayed with a particular officer before it moves from that table. There should be some clear way of monitoring so that we can alleviate the suffering of those people. Otherwise, without such a system, it is going to be very tough. 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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