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    "id": 1451189,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1451189/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda Odhiambo, SC",
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    "content": "EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS ABOVE MANDATORY RETIREMENT AGE BY KISUMU COUNTY GOVERNMENT Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding employment of persons above the mandatory required retirement age in Kisumu County. The Constitution of Kenya and the County Governments Act, 2012, establishes the various apparatus and modalities a county must consider in employing persons in various positions. Further, according to the Policy of the national Government, except for a few exemptions such as the Judiciary, the retirement age for categories of various civil servants was revised in 2009 and set at 60 and 65 years for different categories. The Public Service Commission (PSC) also provides that once a public officer has attained the retirement age, the officer shall retire from the service with effect from the date of attaining the age. Despite all these provisions, the Kisumu County government has proceeded to employ in its ranks persons who are above the mandatory age in contravention of the law. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State the county’s policy on employing retirees, disclosing the number of individuals employed under this category, providing details of their contracts, job descriptions and remuneration. (2) State the justification for hiring retirees over potentially more resourceful younger candidates and Gen Z, the process used for selecting the retirees and measures put in place to ensure that employing retirees does not hinder career advancement for 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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