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    "id": 290907,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kioni",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Jeremiah Ngayu Kioni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, but you have negotiated me out of my earlier five minutes. However, I will still use what I have been given. I would like to support this Motion and at the same time commend the Assistant Minister and hon. Pesa for this Motion. This is an issue that we have raised on this Floor. I want to thank hon. Mwatela because he has, on this Floor, confirmed that they are aware of the plight of these teachers. I am happy to see that they pushed this matter until the Minister for Finance provided for these funds in the Budget. What we should not lose sight of is the fact that the query was raised by the Controller of Budget, Mrs. Odhiambo. In querying this matter, she also needed to understand that this was a court award. At times we get ourselves in unnecessary bureaucracy and in the process punish Kenyans. The delay to deal with a query which had been occasioned by a court process may not have been necessary. It is important that we allow the teachers to benefit from what was awarded to them by the court, and also what the Ministry pushed the Ministry of Finance to allocate in the Budget, so that they do not continue suffering. I have retired teachers in my constituency just like in all other constituencies in this country. They need to take their kids to school and they have hospital bills to pay. There is, therefore, need to ensure that those who are in the public service have certainty or assurance that when they retire their pension will be paid. I support this Motion and commend the Ministry because they have done what we expected of them and also the Ministry of Finance for allocating the funds."
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