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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungatana, MGH",
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    "content": "In other words, it is a time when you require a lot of cash flow which is not available as easily as it used to be. Therefore, it is sad that governors who are in power right now and those before, forget that one day one time, they will leave office. They will grow to be 71 or 80 years old and face the same situations that their employees, whom they have been mistreating, are currently facing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is sad seeing governors moving around in nice vehicles. Some of them do not switch off their vehicles when it is hot. They make their speeches while air conditions are on. That is something we see the Governor of Tana River County doing. You leave your car engine on so that air condition cools it down as you make your speech for one and half hours. When you go back, the vehicle is cool and, therefore, you can sit in. It is a shame that the same governors fail to pay pension to retirees. As Senators, we are taking this opportunity to tell them that one day one time they will leave those offices and they will also grow old. They will be 70 or 80 years and they will need to have access to their retirement benefits. Could those governors have a heart and pay people? It is a shame when you see an old man who used to hold a high position in the county council coming to ask for small amounts of money from you just to survive. It is a sad situation. Sometimes, these people even politicise it. When people have left office and they did not support you, when you seek a re-election, they make it a point not to pay your retirement emoluments. This has happened to a number of people that we know. The Report recommends that there should be a first charge on unremitted amounts and debts. This Report should be implemented. I do not agree with this idea that we should form another taskforce for this. There are some recommendations such as making it a first charge and having the KRA as a collector of debts. That can be done immediately. We do not need a task force or a multi-agency to---"
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