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    "id": 1381324,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought the rules of debate depend on how the debater wants to proceed as long as they are relevant. I was building my case. I wish my colleagues who just joined this House would learn very fast. I was comparing that before we had the CPAIC and now we have divided it to the CPICSF and CPAC. I have served in the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. We used to talk of the non-remittance of funds through Local Authority Provident Fund (LAPFUND) and Local Authorities Pension Trust (LAPTRUST). The Chairperson of CPICSF is here. We must ensure that any funds - now that people have understood the difference between CPICSF and CPAC, let me get to point two. Non-remittance should be a criminal offence. Therefore, I challenge the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate non-remittance by these entities. We have made farreaching recommendations that anybody who does not remit the statutory deduction to the necessary bodies, should face prosecution. It should not be business as usual. It looks like the county governments and their governors want to abuse and misuse everything they are given. In quick succession, I do not know whether we should combine the LAPFUND and LAPTRUST. They almost have similar duties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a former governor, I do not know whether you remit to either of them. We need to relook at this. I remember - I am saying this with insight - last time, there was a fight between LAPTRUST and LAPFUND. I do not want to say what used to go around when the former Senator Hon. Sakaja was the Chair and I was a member of the Standing Committee of Labour and Social Welfare. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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