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    "id": 344453,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Musila",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister, Ministry of State for Defence",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying it is only two years ago when I struggled in this House to get the Pensions (Amendment) Act passed and also struggled to ask that pensioners of this country – the public servants be given an increase of their pensions because of inflation. You have heard the Minister for Finance come here and say that the purpose of this Bill is to take care of the president’s pension because of inflation. In this country we have public servants who retired after serving this country for many years and today they earn Kshs500 per month. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Finance has done a good thing to bring this amendment to amend the package of the retiring president because of inflation and he has said it on the Floor of this House. I want him in the same vein to bring a Bill in this House to increase pensions of public officers who retire and do not get their pensions – leave alone getting it but getting it on time despite the many amendments that they have done."
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