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    "id": 1506417,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbeere South, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Eng.) Nebart Muriuki",
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    "content": "I also want to single out the dependents, that is, the children. The cut-off age of 18 is not very applicable today because most of our children leave Form Four at the age of 18 and proceed to colleges or universities. By the time they leave those institutions, some of them are even over 25 years of age. So, we need to amend the Act to ensure that our children in colleges are catered for. We also need to recognise the fact that parliamentarians face a lot of pressure due to their work in Parliament and from their constituents. When they leave Parliament at whatever level, they usually have health issues. Including health insurance for parliamentarians will help them because most of them develop health issues, yet they have no insurance. Once a Member of Parliament has been elected and is called Hon. Member that becomes your title in the community. You carry that title with you even after you leave Parliament. The Member of Parliament is always recognised as a senior and opinion leader of the community, even after leaving Parliament. So, at any function like the harambees done in the community, they are expected to participate. Unless they are enabled in one way or another, they would face a lot of stress. They also want to maintain those standards. They become fathers and mothers in the community who are looked upon by the whole community, and this goes on even after they have left Parliament. This is why the pension scheme for parliamentarians is important. With the scheme, it would support them, and probably, the entire community through their support by way of contribution."
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