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"speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Basil",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There is a Question that I shared with the Speaker and it was approved this morning. However, it was not on the list and it is the one I want to ask. Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) halted or delayed further payments for the retired teachers? I am talking about 6,000 retirees who retired between 1997 and 2007, whose computations remain pending despite the High Court Ruling on October 17, 2019, in Judicial Review Application No.18 of 2012, which clarified their entitlement to pension and gratuity based on negotiated salary increments and published in Gazette Notice No.534 of 1997. The delay persists despite the reported disbursement of Ksh16.08 billion to 22,022 retired teachers by May 2023. This issue, Hon. Temporary Speaker, has remained for quite some time. The courts said that the teachers should be paid, but they were never remunerated. So, it would be important if the Cabinet Secretary can give some clarity on how to assist the retirees who are wallowing in poverty, and are struggling to meet their basic needs. Thank you."
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