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    "content": "I will even reach 60 years. But if it must be there, then let it be option and not by law. If I want to withdraw the money after three years, my contribution can be as little as Kshs4,000, Kshs5,000 or Kshs10,000 in some cases as hon. Mututho has said. Why should we force these people to wait for 40 or 50 years, so that they can access their monies? Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, regarding the issue of the retirement age having been pushed to 60 years, we have got ideas ourselves and we do not think it is correct to do so. This is because it saturates the Civil Service and all sectors of the economy that would, otherwise have grown. It is not optional. Initially, when everybody wanted to be maintained by the Government, they used to give it on contractual basis. But now, I can bet that nobody is leaving the Civil Service because even as you reach 55 years, you want to wait until you are 60 years old. If it were an optional aspect, then, perhaps, we could discuss. But it is not optional. It says that you must reach 60 years. Therefore, we clog the system itself. Let us give an opportunity to those who want to leave early and give them their contribution, so that they can start whatever they want to start. Give them the independence. Why must we lock them up until they reach 60 years before they can access their money?"
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