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    "id": 1376081,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
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    "content": "I do not believe that putting the retirement age at 60 years is the solution to unemployment in this country. That is why I support the President’s efforts to create more jobs for our people in self-employment. Hon. Temporary Speaker, there is no reason why someone should continue acting in a position for more than three months. The shorter the period, the better. For any organisation that follows the code of conduct and guidelines, succession programmes need to be managed before the retirement age. The main issue is how some of those institutions are managed and operated. A robust succession programme can solve the issue of people acting in capacity for too long. This acting capacity issue cuts across many sectors in the country. Many people use this loophole to create opportunities for people to serve in acting capacities and to put their people into certain positions. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is notorious for this. I agree with the Member who said it is wrong for retirees to continue serving in acting capacities, and it should not be encouraged. On the issue of contracts, I think the Government is running away from responsibility. Looking at the status of the economy, employing people on contracts would be the best thing. However, some sectors like education cannot afford to have teachers on contract. I support this Amendment Bill and ask the Mover to consider an amendment to Section 81. Finally, payment of pension is a serious challenge. Retirees are not getting their pension on time. Some of those pension schemes have not been remitting retirement funds regularly. We must make deliberate efforts to ensure that all the retirees… We have a set-out procedure in the Public Service Act that dictates how pensions should be paid. They need to stick to it and ensure that when somebody leaves the service at retirement, the maximum waiting period for the pension should not be more than three months. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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