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    "id": 147411,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/147411/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Maj. Sugow",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Public Service",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 142,
        "legal_name": "Aden Ahmed Sugow",
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    "content": "Risk allowance is paid to civil servants who, due to the nature of their duties and occupation, are exposed to high occupational risks and threats to their lives. These threats and risks include exposure to infections, toxic gases, fumes of chemicals and threat to lives while dealing with crime and criminals. This allowance is currently paid to the following cadres in the civil service: Medical and public health personnel, disciplined services personnel such as police, a Administration Police and Prison Service. However, the Government has noted that the risk allowance currently paid to officers is not commensurate with the gravity of some of the risks which may result to permanent disability, terminal diseases or instant death. In this regard, plans are underway to: 1. Introduce a risk insurance cover for all the members of the disciplined services. 2. Undertake a survey of risk-prone Ministries/Departments with a view to determining risk factors that should be compensated. A committee has been set up to do this and also look into the feasibility of introducing a comprehensive insurance scheme to cover public servants performing jobs with high occupational risks and phase out the risk allowance."
}