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    "id": 1221106,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mwaruma",
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        "legal_name": "Johnes Mwashushe Mwaruma",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the delayed payment of pension to retired Kenya Railways Corporation employees. In the Statement, the committee should - (1) Determine the cause of the inordinate delay in payment of pension to the retired employees of the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC). (2) State specific timelines and the steps being taken by Kenya Railways to conclusively address the issue of stopped monthly pension payment that is now running in arrears. (3) Outline the measures the Ministry has put in place, if any, to ensure that the retirees receive their pension as and when it falls due in order to save the pensioners from pecuniary embarrassment. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these two Statements; on Ikanga Airstrip and the Kenya Railways Corporation employees, were derived from the exit reports of these Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources. They are already there in the 12th Parliament and they are in the exit Committees’ reports. We had agreed that the only way to reactivate them is by way of Statements. This issue of Kenya Railways Corporation has been in the Committee for Labour and Social Welfare, where I was the Vice-chairperson in the last committee and they started paying. We had agreed that they liquidate some of the assets, which amount to Kshs20 billion. They have not been able to do that and that is why we have this pension falling into arrears. I know that the Senate Standing Committee of Labour and Social Welfare will look at this issue at depth, so that these people who are suffering, yet they worked very hard for Kenya Railways Corporation, can get their arrears. I thank you,"
}