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    "id": 502379,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omondi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13157,
        "legal_name": "Godliver Nanjira Omondi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary speaker. I support this Report because it has reminded me of the war that I am struggling with in terms of retirement age for persons with disabilities. According to the law, Kenyans are supposed to retire at the age of 60, but for persons with disabilities, it supposed to be 65. Some Kenyans with disabilities are being retired at 55 years, without being prepared, especially, the private sector is violating this. I think if this is adopted, and it becomes law, it is going to help Kenyans in these brackets who are suffering. We have Kenyans who have been suffering and are still suffering when they are retrenched without prior arrangement or notice. It becomes a problem for them to get their benefits and sometimes they go an extra mile of hiring lawyers to help them trace the money. What happens is that their benefits are not given to them or if they are given, the advocates deny the beneficiaries their money. You will find a Kenyan who has been sacrificing and saving some money hoping that, that money will help his or her family, ending up not getting what belongs to him or her. This Committee did well in getting these views and bringing this Report, so that we can debate, enrich it and work towards making it a law that is going to help Kenyans. The reason why Kenyans die quickly after retirement or losing their job is because of the difficulties they go through, stress and other issues. Collectively, they make them not to continue living. It is so difficult for a person to lose a job without communication or intervention. The resources, contributions and savings are also denied, simply because somebody understands that this Kenyan is not able to do a follow up of the savings that he or she has been making . It is frustrating and it makes many Kenyans to suffer, especially the families after losing their parents because they do not know which way to go to get their benefits. Madam Temporary Speaker, you will find that whoever is doing a follow up of the savings at the end of the day, the money spent during this process goes beyond what he is looking for. If the bureaucracy is reduced and decentralization done, this will be a great help so that the money is given to the beneficiaries in a lump-sum. This is going to improve the development of education and also the improvement of their families. I want to support the report and as I do so, I want to say that this is the way to go, that is, reasoning and looking into issues which touch on the welfare of Kenyans. When Kenyans listen, they should feel comfortable that someone is raising their issues on their behalf. These are the real challenges that face Kenyans. Whoever is listening to this debate will applaud the Senate for thinking to reduce their burden of struggling to get compensated. There should be proper arrangement and compensation on time so that Kenyans can stay healthy and continue developing this country and even continue taking care of their families. With those few or many remarks, I support."
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