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    "id": 192846,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/192846/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Otieno",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Public Service",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) There are only four Permanent Secretaries and not six who were retained after the reshuffle that took place on 21st April, 2008 and have attained the mandatory retirement age. (b) The retirement age for civil servants is 55 years. Section R.19.1 of the Code of Regulations states that an officer will be required to retire from the service on attaining the age of 55 years, unless the Government considers that it is in the public interest to retain his or her services for a period beyond that age and the officer himself or herself is agreeable to continue in the service. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Section 25 of the Constitution also provides that every person who holds office in the service of the Republic of Kenya shall hold that office at the pleasure of the President. In compliance with the Code of Regulations and Section 25 of the Constitution, the hon. Member may also wish to note that two of the Permanent Secretaries that were brought into the service when the Grand Coalition Government was formed had also passed 55 years. (c) The retirement age for both men and women in the Public Service is the same, irrespective of gender and currently 34 per cent of the Civil Service are women. 1276 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 19, 2008"
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