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    "id": 1476872,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Secondary Schools (JSS) need to apply afresh to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) for employment. That was a divisive statement. When the Appropriation Bill was passed in the National Assembly, we agreed that Kshs18 billion to Kshs19 billion should be allocated to confirm - not to apply - JSS interns to transition from contract to Permanent and Pensionable. So, I hope the Cabinet Secretary can clarify, because I am not having peace. My colleagues Senators are not having peace. They are asking us as JSS, they want to transit to PnP. I hope since they come from the same community as Senior Counsel Sen. Okongo Omogeni, kindly whisper to him as you discuss that the statement did not come out very well. I hope he can rectify that. We know TSC is the epitome of corruption and we would not want to go in that direction. The agenda of SACCOs is to protect members' interests, social and economic welfare. Many members who apply to PACOSO have seen my signature on their cheques. I am proud to rescue them in their financial distress and their problems sometimes as PACOSO. I want to encourage more Members to join PACOSO because I have told you in two hours, if the ground is on fire, it can always be your best option. Even when the Parliamentary SACCO delays exchequer releases, we always come to the rescue and assist. For the information of the House, because we are discussing cooperative societies, the first cooperative society that was registered in February 1931 was Kenya Creameries Cooperative Society (KCC). Nowadays, they call it the New KCC. While KCC is facing a lot of troubles, it was one of the first registered. When I was growing up, there was a lot of milk and payment by KCC. Our fathers, mothers and grandfathers used to work as marshals and they would buy brand new 504 Peugeot when farming was rewarding. Nowadays, brokers and middlemen are eating more than farmers. Farmers are suffering. I want to celebrate what we have done as a Parliament. In this financial year, we have appropriated Kshs1.5 billion as a Revolving Fund to the New KCC to ensure we pay Kshs53 per litre to the farmer. I am happy the President has said, that out of Kshs53, Kshs3 will go to cooperative societies that are used to run farmers dairies. I am happy because the Kshs3 shillings will be very critical in running the SACCO across the country. One of the challenges that you face, both in Mount Kenya and Rift Valley over the coffee issues, is also the running of the Kenya Farmers Association (KFA). My people call it KEFA. KFA was very instrumental in the growth of farming in our community. You would see KFA on everything, everywhere. KFA used to pay school fees and what have you. Even as we talk, another critical one was the collapse of the Coffee Cooperative Society (CCS). In 1937, there was formation of the Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (KPCU), which was critical. I have told you, for example, we have one in the Kipchele Cooperative Society in Tinderet Sub-County. These societies are facing financial challenges and troubles simply because of mismanagement, corruption and also the limited liability of some of these SACCO. 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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