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    "id": 539767,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. F. K. Wanyonyi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ferdinard Kevin Wanyonyi",
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    "content": "Recently, we had a very practical case. Teachers refused to go back to teach in northern Kenya because of insecurity. They demonstrated in the City because the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) did not want to listen to them. They were told to go back to northern Kenya or lose their jobs. This is another syndrome. It is another old way of doing things without listening and seeing that there is a problem in northern Kenya. Therefore, our people cannot go back there because of insecurity. Somebody says that you either do it or leave and there is no negotiation. This Bill will change the mindset of our people, so that we can move at the same pace as the developed world. We also have a problem with pension. I have had many cases in my constituency and I have filed about six petitions. If you go to the Pensions Department, people are still doing things the old way. This Bill will assist us. We have cases, as stated by the previous speaker and even in my area, of teachers who retired 15 to 20 years ago yet have never been paid their pension. This tells you that there is no fair administrative action in our institutions. These are practical cases. I believe this Bill will help us to change the way we do things. Ultimately, I hope that there will be a yardstick to see that people are moving from where they are to the next stage. We should be able to detect whether there The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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