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    "id": 1219395,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to congratulate and thank the petitioners for deciding to bring this matter before the Senate. This is an indication that they believe that the Senate can find a solution and ensure those retired teachers are paid their dues. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had hoped that even before the Petition was read, you would make a Communication to mark the International women’s Day which is today. To mark today being the International Women’s Day, the 8th of March is a public holiday in a number of countries. Today, we have a conference on the status of women. I hope that you will address yourself to that because we hold our women in high regard. Back to the Petition. This is a matter that is similar to the issue of retired or former councillors. This House deliberated on this and a Committee that was led by the Senator for Laikipia looked at it in-depth, came up with a report and the only thing that failed was implementation. I do hope that the Standing Committee on Education will learn from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare how they handled the matter of retired councillors because the issues were similar. They retired, they needed some benefits, the amount had been put in the budget, yet the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury, I think, was too busy writing texting messages or WhatsApp messages and did not give attention to the plight of the retired councillors. So, I want to request Sen. Joe Nyutu who is the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education just to reflect on that. However, the 60 days that have been provided in the Standing Orders to deal with this matter is very ambitious. I hope that the Standing Committee on Education will drop everything because these retired teachers---I am a son of a teacher. Unfortunately, my father who was a teacher is dead. So, if he was"
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