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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Eric Keter",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to give my views on this very important Bill. May I, from the outset, thank hon. Keynan for coming up with this wonderful proposal. It is a thought that proves that human beings can have ideas that will better their lives in a situation of this nature, where you make some legislation and other hon. Members offer oversight. That improves the development of this country. The problem arises when he leaves this House. I have issues of hon. Members in my constituency who were very decent but, right now, they are living very pathetic lives to the extent that being in charge of a board in school is a big problem. Going back to their old profession is unmanageable. I think this Bill has come at the right time. It is going to assist hon. Members in various ways to boost their respect within the society, to assist them to train and retrain them in the professions they had. Some of them may be teachers for a long time but having reached about 55 to 60 years, they cannot be teachers again. So, they are left to fend for themselves. Once we are out of this House, we are on our own. We have to save ourselves. We have to look at our welfare. Issues which this Bill will bring are so many. When we look at other advanced countries like the USA, former hon. Members are respected. They are given positions in Government or statutory bodies. They give lectures depending on their professions. That would be more welcome. At this stage of development in our country, we are at the right time to ensure that every hon. Member who leaves this House, whether he stays for one term, two terms or whatever number of terms, will go out there and find his dignity upheld and sustained for many years. Without going very far, I stand to support this Bill and urge hon. Members to support it because it is our Bill."
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