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    "id": 1381379,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "current remittances of pension funds belonging to workers are done in accordance with the law so that, even as we deal with the backlog, we should ensure that since salaries are budgeted for in full, whatever is supposed to be remitted to the Pensions Fund is remitted. We can only worry about backlogs in the past and not create more from where we are. I have not seen that - if that is clearly stipulated there. Even as they suggest for a task force, we need to do the first thing first, which is for every county to remit the current deductions as they are supposed to. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was hoping the Committee would come up with a penalty to penalise some of these accounting officers at the county level for failing to ensure statutory deductions are remitted to the Pensions Funds. There is no union for retired persons, maybe that is why we find it easy to violate their rights knowing they may not have the capability to come together and go to court to claim for their rights. So, we willy-nilly deal with their monies as though it is a small change that should be dealt with in the manner it should not be dealt with. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request that the issue of the task force be fast-tracked, if it must be there. The Chairperson for County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee, you have the recommendations and what we need is for those recommendations to be implemented immediately. We need somebody to also come up with stringent penalties against accounting officers at the county and even national level to ensure that what they are supposed to do is done. As we move on, I had mentioned that policies around older people are vague and unclear. However, all of us are going to be old one day. It is important that we contribute to coming up with policies and laws that will secure not just the retirees but other older people and to ensure that funds they have invested, whether for health or pension, are properly utilized. Those who do not secure these funds should be penalised for misappropriation and failure to remit them. I support."
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