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    "content": "claims. Sometimes they have to make these trips many times. This is punitive and even torturous. It drains them of their finances and exposes them to unnecessary risks such as road accidents. It compromises their personal comfort and their well being. The long delays starve victims of their families’ resources leading to deterioration and break down of their social status, compromising their financial stability. This compromises their financial stability to the extent that some of them do not send their children to school or even meet their basic obligations of supporting their families. I am aware of some who have sold their land and family investments to pursue these claims. I am also aware of cases where people have struggled for years to have these claims settled. Some even die before the claims are settled. We cannot sit here and allow this to happen to our people. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 prohibits ill treatment of citizens. In the Bill of Rights, human rights are to be upheld strictly to promote dignity, security and safety of all Kenyans. Ill-treatment is not only restricted to physical torture or illegal detention. Other actions that subject citizens to psychological torture, financial distress, physical strain and social deprivation constitute serious violations of basic human rights. These leads to stress and mental disorder, they break families and businesses and often lead to crippling indebtedness. The long delays in settling valid claims are unacceptable because they traumatize our people and subject them to demeaning experiences. The objective of this Motion, therefore, is to advocate for a mechanism which will facilitate fast and efficient settlement of claims. Let us move to a self propelling mechanism to expedite this payment in a manner that will be as humane and as convenient as possible. This is a mechanism that will also be affordable and which will be close to the homes of the claimants. The mechanism I am proposing is the establishment of a one-stop public compensation claims bureau in each county. Once this is done, all that victims need to do is to ensure that their claims are validated or verified through courts or other acceptable mechanisms. Once the claims are verified, it should be easy to access payments in a matter of hours or at the very worst, in a matter of a few days. Determining what is owed as a retirement benefit or compensation for wrongful dismissal of an individual from his job or compensation for accidents that occur at places of work or compensation due as a result of a road accident is a matter that is not complex and should not take long to sort out. After determination and if all appeals have been settled conclusively, payment to victims can be done in a matter of hours or in a few days through commercial banks or other accredited agencies within the counties. I believe that if this Senate approves that mechanism, it will compel institutions to develop their own mechanisms and ensure that claims are settled in the shortest time possible. Institutions know that if these matters have to be sorted out through bureaus, they could be surcharged for the expenses incurred in taking the matters to the bureaus. Here, we have a situation where we will improve efficiency and make organizations more responsible in terms of ensuring that claims are settled when they are supposed to be settled. I appeal to hon. Senators in this House to support this Motion which is in line with the spirit of the Constitution and whose primary motivation is to ensure claims by"
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