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    "id": 286913,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/286913/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mwatela",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 103,
        "legal_name": "Andrew Calist Mwatela",
        "slug": "andrew-mwatela"
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I begin by, first of all, being very apologetic to the lady, Alice Wambui Kabugi who retired on 1st of September 2008 for the delayed remuneration because I think in all fairness, our citizens should be remunerated soon after they have retired. I beg to reply. (a)Yes, I am aware that Alice Wambui Kabugi, a teacher who retired on September 1st, 2008 has been following up on her benefits since June 2007 without any success. The Ministry forwarded Kabugi’s Personal File TSC No.73615 to the Treasury, that is the Directorate of Pensions on 4th of March, 2010 for payment of benefits. The additional information I have which is not supplied to the hon. Member is as follows: That the lady, Alice Wambui Kabugi, was awarded committed pension gratuity of Kshs823,530 and a monthly pension of Kshs10, 294. However, upon processing of the payment voucher and release of her dues to her account No.005000736100 at Metropolitan Teachers Society Limited, Kiambu, which was earlier known as Kiambu Teachers Sacco, it was soon after discovered that Alice Wambui Kabugi had been paid a committed pension gratuity of Kshs1,823,530 which amounted to an overpayment of Kshs1 million. The Pensions Department took immediate action that led to the stoppage of the payment before any withdrawals were made. The matter was referred along other similar payments made through the Metropolitan Teachers Sacco to the Banking Fraud Investigation Unit at Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) for necessary investigations. Four officers who are serving or previously served at the Pensions Department were arraigned in court on 11th of May, which is just the other day, 2012 in connection with this matter. (b) Once the Banking Fraud Investigation Unit gives clearance indicating that the pensioners were not involved in the fraudulent payments and releases Mrs. Kabugi’s file back to the Department of Pensions, the payments will be made."
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