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    "content": "if somebody retires today after 90 days all the benefits are paid, but this does not happen. So, this could also be another Motion which could be popular, but if it is passed and nothing happens, I want to urge Sen. Muthama to team up with the relevant Committee so that this Motion is not just dumped. We should follow it up. In recognition of what Sen. Musila did in the Ninth Parliament, the moment somebody has left or died in service, benefits should not stay for ten years before they are paid. They should be paid immediately. The moment you pay ten years after death, those benefits will not help anybody. So, we are saying that this Motion is a reminder and it is coming at the right time. This is the time we are reawakening. It is like during the 16th Century renaissance although we are now in the 21st Century. What we are trying to say here is that services which are offered by our soldiers are necessary. It is a requirement and mandatory for them to serve us. Without t hose services, we would not even be alive. So, imagine yourself not being here if it were not for the protection from the servicemen. These servicemen live in a very terrible environment. They stay out in the cold. I know we also have guards guarding our homes at night. These are the people we are talking about. They stay out in the cold and they do not even live with their children because they are transferred every three months. They work in difficult terrains and in very harsh conditions. These are the people who do not even have follow up of what happens in their families. You will find that somebody is married today. After three months, he is transferred to Garissa or to Pokot County. These people are always on the move and have no fixed aboard. After they die, the misery continues to follow them because they suffer enough even when they are alive. They do not even live with their wives or children. So, even when they die, the agony continues. That is what we are trying to prevent. If we were to really help our servicemen, let us pass this Motion, follow it up and make sure it is implemented to the letter. That is the only way we can provide our people with what is required humanly. That is a right that should be given to our soldiers. We are comfortable because there are systems in this House. I see that door closed sometimes. I always ask the security officer why he is closing the door and he tells me it is because they fear that somebody can throw a hand grenade inside here. That is the answer I was given. We are scared of that risk and the safety is maintained by the soldier. This is the person we are talking about; the person who maintains peace in our country. So, when something like this happens and he dies, the relevant institutions should step in and compensate this person who has made us be what we are, who has made the Speaker be what he is and to sit where he is seated, comfortably. These are the people we are talking about. I support the Motion because I want the Government to look for ways and means of making sure that the families of these people are comfortable even after they die. That is the discontent that we have. When you visit countries like Canada, Toronto, where I have been, you will find that a soldier has a reserved seat in a bus. When he gets in, but has no medal, he knows that the seat is for a retired soldier. There are also other seats in the bus for other people who are recognized. These people should be respected because without them, we would not be having what we have. Without them, we would not have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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