{"id":1221107,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1221107/?format=json","text_counter":205,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Cheptumo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13591,"legal_name":"Cheptumo William Kipkiror","slug":"cheptumo-william-kipkiror"},"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to comment on the second Statement by Sen. Mwaruma. I represented Baringo North as a Member of Parliament and during my time I received a lot of cases of retirees; teachers, the police and other civil servants. Their main complaint is delayed remittance of their pension. This is a serious challenge in our country. The one before us today is about the Kenya Railways Corporation. I think there is a problem in the Department of Pensions because the Government has the data of retiring employees; they know the time they are going to retire and the dues payable at that point in time. Therefore, I do not understand why there is a delay in payment of retirement benefits to retired civil servants."}