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    "id": 292986,
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    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Kilimo",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Co-operative Development and Marketing",
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        "legal_name": "Linah Jebii Kilimo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)Yes, I am aware that Messrs Abraham Korir of Personal File No.72410, Christopher Chepkwony, Personal File No.45261, Mark Ngeny, Personal File No.88606 and Jacob Mutuka, Personal File No.46444 were members of Mawasiliano Sacco. (b)Yes, I am aware that the said members have not been paid their share contributions and other benefits. (c)Yes, Telkom Kenya Limited embarked on massive staff retrenchment between the year 2006 and 2008. In the process, 397 employees who were bona fide members of Mawasiliano Sacco were affected and became defaulters in offsetting loans owed to the Sacco. Their total indebtness to the Sacco stood at Kshs51, 062,660. As a result, the Sacco had liquidity problems that could not enable it pay off its obligations including deposit refunds and other benefits to the members. Efforts to have the monies due recovered from the retrenchees benefits failed thereby prompting the Sacco to file a suit as follows:- (1) The Sacco filed a suit with the Co-operative Tribunal (Case No.213 of 2006), seeking to block any payments to the retrenchees by Telkom Kenya Limited. The Tribunal considered the application and made a ruling in favour of Telkom Kenya Limited, thereby dismissing the suit with costs to Telkom Kenya Limited. (2) When the case was thrown out, the Sacco went to the High Court (Case HCCC No.868 of 2010), seeking orders from the High Court to commit Telkom Kenya Limited to the debt. The matter is pending before court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this scenario does not allow the Minister for Co-operative Development to take any action since doing so will prejudice the case that is pending before the court. However, the society has in the past made considerable progress in refunding to its former members their dues through the concerted efforts of the Ministry and the management committee of the Sacco. A total of Kshs46 million has been paid up on first come, first served basis. As I promised last week when I asked for more time, I was to table before this House a list of all the employees, and not just the four former employees mentioned in the hon. Member’s Question, so that hon. Members can peruse it and avoid bringing more Questions on this matter. May I table the list, Mr. Speaker, Sir?"
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