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    "id": 1499799,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I sincerely thank the Mover of the Bill, the Senate Majority Leader and Senator for Kericho County, Sen. Cheruiyot. Of all the Bills that he has moved, I think this one stands out for me. Probably because of the background that I carry into the Senate. Having worked at the County Government, having worked as a CECM for several years, and having worked closely with the County Assembly of Homa Bay, which represents all the Assemblies that we have in the 47 County Governments, I have first- hand experience with the lives and the livelihood of the Hon. MCAs. I served as a CECM and, of course, was overseen by my committees in the county assembly. I had an everyday working relationship with the Members of the MCAs. The county assemblies are real core stake of the devolution family. They perform the primary oversight of all the works and all the funds that are given to the county government. It is worth noting that as a Senate, we cannot struggle to give over Kshs385 billion to county governments. Then the Houses that oversight this money which are county assemblies, as stated, do not get concerned about their lives after they are through with their work. It is based on that that I rise to support the County Assemblies Pension Scheme Bill 2024. These are parliamentarians at the county level. They are the first-line legislators that are closer to our people in the counties. In the wards, they live daily with members of the public. They can sort out most of their problems. They can listen to all the challenges that our people have, ranging from social challenges to economic challenges that our people have. All of us, as representatives of the people, know most of the problems that the MCAs deal with. Above all, MCAs have their lives. They have families. They have children to look after and they have their children. Above that, in the African set-up, it looks like every other person becomes your child when you are a leader. They deal with the normal problems that other families deal with; ranging from school fees to so many commitments that we have in our communities to sickness, to deaths that are all over in our communities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just as the Bill states, this Bill is for the social security of the MCAs, from their savings made, from all the years they will have served as MCAs. So, we must get a Bill that addresses the management of this Fund. I support this because the Bill sets out rules and regulations and regulations for this scheme. This is important because these rules and regulations will protect the benefits of these members. Other benefits are run in county assemblies. I remember in the Homa Bay County Assembly where I come from, there was a hue and cry from some staff when one term was over. These members of staff were people who were working on contract for five years. They had been instructed about certain savings they were making and when the term ended, they knew some benefits were accrued to them. For a long time, when the term began, these members of staff of the Homa Bay County Assembly were chasing these benefits. It was a situation where one has planned 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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