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    "id": 1144726,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1144726/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kimilili, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Didmus Barasa",
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        "legal_name": "Didmus Wekesa Barasa Mutua",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I appreciate all Members of Parliament who have supported these amendments. This Bill will herald a new beginning in this country that retirees will never beg for their pension because it belongs to them. This Bill will also save Kenyans who are retiring from using colossal sums of money they pay to middle men and brokers in the name of corruption in what they usually say “pushing the file”. I have noted the concerns of many Members of Parliament, notably that we consider during the Committee of the whole House to do amendments to ensure that the preparation of these pensions be done before somebody retires and also, consider introducing penalties to compel the pension schemes to process pensions as stipulated in this law. I am telling Kenyans that this House holds their interests so dear, and that we will do everything possible to ensure that this House approves this Bill and it is signed into law. We will also continue to monitor its implementation and propose further amendments in future to ensure no Kenyan will suffer because of not getting their pension. After they retire, they must get their 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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