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    "id": 441989,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kisang",
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        "legal_name": "William Kipkemoi Kisang",
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    "content": "As my colleagues have said, these are former Members of Parliament and we need to understand that we will one day join them. Most of the time politicians do not retire; it is people who retire us by force. What we need to do is to ensure that, after we leave this House, we live a decent life, a life like the one we live while in Parliament. I know most of us, before we came to this House lived decent lives. We lived comfortable lives; our families lived well. As soon as we were elected things changed. We no longer have time for ourselves, even for our families. We need to make these positions attractive. If we have no benefits for former Members of Parliament, former Prime Minister, Vice Presidents and Deputy Presidents, the positions will not attract quality leaders. People will ask themselves why they should strive to come to Parliament only to lead miserable lives after 10 years. We know most of our colleagues who left this House and had to sell their houses and farms so as to lead decent lives. This Motion is timely and I will propose at the Committee of the whole House stage that we also include National Assembly Members and Senators, so that if you served one term, at least you get 50 per cent of what the other colleagues are entitled. With those few remarks, I stand to support this Motion wholeheartedly."
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