{"id":122641,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/122641/?format=json","text_counter":122,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"and some retirees who have tax liabilities fail to clear with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) in time. (b) My Ministry is in consultation with the Treasury and the KRA to hasten payment of teachers’ retirement benefits. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) has also commenced issuance of retirement notices to teachers two years before retirement to give them ample time to forward the necessary documents. In addition, the TSC is planning to automate the pension’s process which is expected to drastically reduce the period taken to process the claims."}