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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Melly",
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        "legal_name": "Julius Kipbiwot Melly",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to proceed with moving this Motion. The retired teachers deserve a payment. I gave a narration as to why the Government should pay these teachers. I went to an extent of showing how they have put across their case. The 10th Parliament approved Kshs3.3 billion out of the Kshs16 billion that was required to pay the retired teachers. However, the teachers were not paid since Treasury was waiting for a legal opinion from the Attorney-General. I want to repeat that on 6th December 2012 the Attorney-General wrote to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology, Hon. David Koech, informing him that he had resolved, as the custodian of the rule of law, to ensure that the teachers’ pension issue is cleared. However, our Committee has realised that the Office of the Attoreny-General, the Office of the Controller of Budget and the Treasury are not working harmoniously to ensure that these teachers are paid. They have different data on how many teachers are involved and how much these teachers are supposed to be paid. The teachers who retired between 1998 and 2003 are the ones who are claiming this unpaid pension. The amount each teacher is supposed to get during retirement can easily be computed by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). We are also informed that on 11th February 2014, the retired teachers petitioned Parliament. They cited the Nakuru High Court ruling and the Court of Appeal Case No. 300 of 2009 which the retired teachers won against the Government. In fact, the High Court in Nakuru indicated that the Government should pay the teachers. The Court even committed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the TSC for a civil jail term for not following the court ruling. I would also want to indicate that the retired teachers have gone through a lot of challenges. These are old men and women. They cannot pay school fees for their children. They cannot even afford medical fees, yet these are heroes who taught many Members of Parliament here today and senior civil servants in this country. It is a pity to find that these teachers are wallowing in poverty. They cannot afford the basic needs like clothing, food and shelter. 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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