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    "id": 1144704,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1144704/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Bumula, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mwambu Mabongah",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13309,
        "legal_name": "Moses Wekesa Mwambu Mabonga",
        "slug": "moses-wekesa-mwambu-mabonga-2"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I support the Pensions (Amendment) Bill. It is coming at a time when many Kenyan retirees are living undesirable lives. Today as I stand here, I have several names of retirees on my phone who I need to check the status of their pension here in Nairobi. Sometimes, my Personal Assistant (PA) is involved in this exercise from morning until evening without getting any response. I want to congratulate my friend, Hon. Barasa, for coming up with the Pensions (Amendment) Bill. With this Bill, we shall specify the timelines on how to serve senior citizens of this country. Yesterday, we were with Member for Kiminini – I do not know if he is here – and one of the pensioners came to follow up his and his wife’s pension. The kind of lives these people are living is pathetic. One of the reasons people save for retirement is so that they can live a good life, if not to maintain the same life they have been living. However, some go on retirement and they cannot access their medical covers and run their simple lives yet they served the nation with all their energy and dedication. I can assure you that many retirees die without seeing the benefit of their pension. 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."
}