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    "id": 1506338,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Endebess, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Robert Pukose",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill by Hon. Makali Mulu. I want to thank a former Member and current Governor of Taita Taveta County for having been the initiator of this Bill. I also want to thank Hon. Makali for making sure that we do not lose it. As you are aware, this House also passed the Parliamentary Service Commission (Amendment) Bill. One of the recommendations was that Members of Parliament should have a post-retirement medical cover. This can only be actualised by ensuring that when Members retire, they join the Group Medical Cover. Each Member does individual contributions so as to access the medical cover after retirement. In the same breath, I want to inform Members that we have a gym facility in Bunge Tower, 24th Floor. Please utilise it so as to keep physically fit and avoid going to hospital. The offer various facilities… Yes, this is a doctor’s advice. You can access reflexology, massage, steam room and other services. These are all health benefits you can enjoy. Looking at the Bill on pension management, it is stating that we shall contribute to the Consolidated Fund. When we go the Committee of the whole House we will bring amendments so that we can contribute to the PSC Pension Scheme managed within Parliament. This is because the Consolidated Fund is managed at the National Treasury. We will be tossed from one office to another which will be very sad and disheartening. Retirees are always following up on their pension. Many of them come to us seeking for assistance because they are frustrated. It takes a long time for people to access their pension. Now that all the ministries are being digitised, this will be an automatic transition. So that when Members of Parliament retire or do not get another term in Parliament, they are qualified to automatically access their pension. You have no business following it from one office to another. Where you are told that your file is in another office, missing or disappeared, you have to ‘cough’ some money so that it can be found. This is shameful and embarrassing. This kind of fraud and corruption should be done away with. There are ‘little’"
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