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    "id": 1144707,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Karachuonyo, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Adipo Okuome",
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        "legal_name": "Andrew Adipo Okuome",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The question of pensions is interesting. A pensioner knows when he will retire all the time. His employer keeps reminding him of the retirement date to prepare him psychologically and financially for the time he will be without a job. I congratulate the employer on that. However, as the employer wants the retiree to prepare, what is he doing on his part? That is an important question. The employer should also prepare for the departure of his employee by making sure that all the documents the employee needs for the payment of his pension are ready before his departure. But employers do not do that. They keep quiet yet they know the consequences if an employee retires from employment without any money. That is carelessness on the part of the employer and employees will suffer because of that. It is a serious thing. I congratulate Hon. Barasa for bringing this Bill for the House to discuss. I want to put a lot of emphasis on the carelessness of an employer who ignores what will happen to a retiree who gave him his best service. If an employer does not bother to care what will happen to his worker after employment, he should pay a penalty for that. On the employee, I agree with what my colleague suggested that if the employee departs before his payment is ready, he should remain on the payroll until his pension hits his bank account. If his full salary is not commensurate with the situation, then I propose that he be given half of his salary until he gets his pension. Thereafter, action should be taken on the person who will have 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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