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    "id": 42052,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/42052/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Otieno",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Public Service",
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    "content": "(c) The Government has introduced the following measures to speed up the settling of pensions:- (i) pension processing has been incorporated as one of the targets in the performance contracts of the Pensions Department; (ii) Ministries have been directed to commence pension processing nine months before the scheduled retirement date of any pensioner; (iii) the operations of the Pensions Department have been computerised through a Pensions Management Information System (PMIS) to ensure faster processing of pension payments; (iv) the Government is in the process of integrating the PMIS with other human resource information systems such as the Integrated Payroll and Personal Data (IPPD) to ensure access to the required information for speedier processing of pensions is possible; (v) introduction of the new contributory pension scheme is expected to ensure prompt pension processing; (vi) the Government has introduced a computerised file tracking and database in all the Ministries to ease the problem of misplaced files and hasten the processing of pension cases; (vii) introduction of the Government Human Resource Information System (HRIS) is expected to ease retrieval of all employee information, so that pension documentation can be speeded up; and, (viii) the Government has initiated a sensitization programme for all the officers due for retirement, so that they acquaint themselves sufficiently with the requirements, and so that they can get their pension claims processed in time."
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