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"content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Finance on the delay in payment of retirement benefits to teachers who retired between 1997 and 2003. In his statement, the Minister should address the following. (a) Why has the Kshs3.34 billion in the current financial year not been paid to the concerned retired teachers as per the Minister’s promise in this House on Tuesday the 8th October 2011, while answering a similar Question? (b) Of the 31,082 retired teachers who are due to benefit from the total amount of Kshs16.7 billion, the Minister should tell the House the number whose revised pension details have been prepared by the Teachers Service Commission and submitted to the Pensions Department for payment. (c) Lastly, considering that the Government undertook to complete all stalled projects then referred to as “white elephants” and, indeed, factored in sufficient funds for that cause, why was the payment of the teachers who retired between 1997 and 2003 not effected until the affected teachers had to go to court?"
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