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    "id": 1144683,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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        "legal_name": "Robert Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": " I will do what I can because it is only one amendment. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Pensions (Amendment) Bill that has been brought to this House by Hon. Didmus Barasa, Member for Kimilili. The Bill addresses the problems and concerns of almost all the constituents represented in the House. On many occasions, we have been approached by constituents who would like us to follow up on their pensions which are usually stuck along the way between their employer and the payer. Giving a timeframe for the payment of pensions will bring a lot of prudence to employers, especially those who work in Government because the Bill addresses those who work as public officers. At the time someone is employed, their retirement date is also known because public officers work for a specific time. It is upon the employer - who is the Government in this case - to start preparing pensions for retirees in good time to avoid an indefinite period of non-payment as the law currently provides. People can even go for years without receiving payment. Teachers have come to my place asking that I follow up on their pensions. I have been visited by chiefs, sub- chiefs and many other employees. I support the Bill so that the 90 days provided for payment of pensions to retirees is followed by the Government. Another thing that we need to do - probably after discussions with the owner of the Bill - is to put recourse or a reprieve should that period for payment of pensions to retirees not be adhered to. So, there has to be a penalty and the retiree ought to earn an interest or some form of compensation for failure to comply with the law as is being proposed. We have also seen retirees falling prey to brokers who purport to follow up their pension and they end up losing a lot of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for informationpurposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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