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    "id": 316535,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to emphasise once again that, as we all know, we attained our Independence in 1963. Abass left service in 1962. His terms of service did not include pension, which hon. Members are referring to. In any case, the three years he served could not have earned Abass any pension. The question we are dealing with is compensation for injuries suffered while Abass was travelling along Gilgil Road. As I said, he was not entitled to any insurance cover, which did not exist then. If the British Government did not provide for insurance for its employees, you cannot blame the Government of Kenya, which came into being after the incident. In this case, there is no discrimination against Abass. If there was any discrimination, it was not by the Government of Kenya. It was by the Colonial Government, which, as we all know, subjected Africans to discrimination. The successor Government, which is the Government of Kenya, is taking care of members of its Kenya Defence Forces fully, as I have explained. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the interest of Abass, can I, again, emphasise that I will personally assist him access the funds that the British Government is offering him, through the Kenya Armed Forces Comrades Association?"
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