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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are among the gentlemen and ladies who have made many Kenyans who they are today. They are being paid very little. Actually, they have retired and they are not getting any pension at the moment. They served this country excellently with dedication and commitment. The teacher’s role in moulding a human being is a God-given gift which replaces ignorance with knowledge in human development. The matter in question, as I sign off, is as a result of a court judgment appeal as per review application No.80 of 2011 which upheld an earlier court ruling in Nakuru on 23rd October, 2008, which had ruled in favour of the teachers who had retired between 1997 and 2003. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the law is very clear on payment of pension to retirees in general and teachers in particular. According to the Constitution, Article 206 (2) and (4), the Pensions Department is required to pay pensions out of the Consolidated Fund as provided in an Act of Parliament which is the Pensions Act Cap.18(9). According to Article 221(7), pensions can only be paid out of the Consolidated Fund and are not budgeted under any other Fund."
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