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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Programme. We know that he is inventing other ways of creating employment for the young people of this country. But where is Kazi kwa Vijana ? When that programme was started, we were told that funds were available. Some funds were, indeed, made available. But the programme is no longer in place. It was a very good thought, indeed, but it is not sustainable. We know that the young people worked for only a few months and that was it. So, again, the President has very clear policies. But the implementation is lacking. I am, therefore, appealing to the Minister responsible to ensure that funds are given to constituencies to restart the Kazi kwa Vijana Programme in order to employ the youths who are currently jobless. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this afternoon, a Member of Parliament asked a Question about the payment of pension of a deceased person who died in the year 2000. It is only last week when the Minister said that the dues were paid. This House has, in the past, taken action to ensure that the Ministry of Finance pays pensioners promptly on retirement. This House has taken action to make sure that the Ministry of Finance pays relatives of those who die while still employed within three months. That was done by the passage of the Pensions (Amendment) Act during the Ninth Parliament. But, despite all those efforts and, as of now, the Treasury and, specifically, the Director of Pensions, has refused to obey the law and pay pensions when they are due. For how long is this country going to victimize people who have served this country throughout their lives? I submit that it is now time for heads to roll in the Pensions Department. Our people are suffering. Whenever they go to the Pensions Department, they are told that the files are missing. I think Lady Angote should go to the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance and look for the files that are missing there. We cannot afford a situation where we treat our pensioners like second class citizens. We must respect and treat them with honour. We must also pay their pensions when they are due without any delay. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thirdly, I would like to talk about roads. Again, this Government is being praised all over for improvement of infrastructure. However, today you heard the Member for Kitui West asking why a road in class B is not tarmacked and yet roads in class E are tarmacked. He did not get a satisfactory answer. I submit sadly that the Ministry of Roads appears to be taking the position of a Government agent for marginalizing certain areas. This is so because the Ministry of Roads deliberately directs resources to certain areas where the Minister and Permanent Secretary like. It is not based on any plan. Therefore, I would like to say here that even being in the Government is a matter of utmost concern that one Government Ministry does not develop this nation as it is supposed to. I, therefore, urge the Minister for Roads to ensure that resources are properly distributed throughout this country. This is because every part of this country requires to be served with infrastructure. Recently, the Minister for Roads purported to be opening bank accounts for constituencies. He opened some of them in areas far from the headquarters of the constituency. We refuse that the Minister for Roads dictates to the Constituency Roads Committees (CRC) as to where they should operate these accounts. Therefore, we cannot accept that and we would like the Minister to reverse this decision. With those few remarks, I beg to support this Motion."
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