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    "id": 1380148,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "contributions as part of the functions of KRA under the Act and Retirement Benefit Authority Act, 1997, to adequately guide and support the collection of pension debt by KRA. The proposed amendments are annexed to this Report. This recommendation is important because this was one of the limitations that the KRA cited. They are unable to recover money at source because of the limitations in the Kenya Revenue Authority Act. We propose amendments to the Kenya Revenue Authority Act so that we give the KRA powers to collect non-remitted contributions included in the Kenya Revenue Authority Act. The last recommendation is that the proposed task force considers issuance of bonds by the National Treasury for debt values above Kshs1 billion and the same deducted from the county sharable revenue. This is particularly for counties with huge debts such as Nairobi City County, which has about Kshs39 billion owed to pensioners. We propose that the Government considers giving them bonds to pay the money but the same be deducted gradually from the sharable revenue. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I conclude, it is important to note that the Committee appreciates the determination made by various stakeholders to appear physically before the Committee to present their responses and submissions. These appearances allowed the Committee and stakeholders to collaboratively come up with the solutions that I have presented to this House on the pressing matter of non-remittance of pension deductions. In conclusion, I wish to register my appreciation to the Office of the Speaker, the Office of the Clerk of the Senate and the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) for facilitating the work of the Committee and making production of these reports possible. The Committee also appreciates members of the secretariat and liaison officers from the Office of the Auditor General, the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the Controller of Budget (CoB), and the National Treasury for their commitment and dedication to duty. Final appreciation goes to the distinguished and dedicated Members of the Committee who are in this House. They are; Sen. Godfrey Osotsi; yours truly, Sen. (Prof) Tom Ojienda, SC; the Vice Chairperson, Sen. William Kisang’, Sen. Paul Karungo Thangw’a, Sen. Miraj Abdullahi, Sen. Eddie Oketch Gicheru, Sen. Hamida Kibwana, Sen. Maureen Tabitha Mutinda and Sen. Ledama Olekina, for their dedication and creating time out of their busy schedule to attend and actively participate in the proceedings of the Committee and final production of this Report. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Committee, I wish to urge the Senate to adopt this Report and the recommendations therein. This is going to unlock over Kshs80 billion that pensioners are owed by the Pension Schemes, so that pensioners are paid their money because they have suffered for long. The only House that can do that is the Senate. I beg to move. There are so many requests to second. I request Members to allow me to ask the Senator who feels the most pain of Kshs39 billion, that is Sen. Sifuna, the Senator for Nairobi City County, to second."
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