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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "Teachers are also the most frustrated workers in this country. They work so hard yet they are paid very little. I urge the Government to pay the retired teachers their dues. It is a shame that from 1997, 18 years ago, they have not been paid their pension dues. Most teachers have waited for so long that some have died before getting their pensions. We need to make it very easy for retiring teachers and other workers to get their pensions. The Kshs16 billion is not a lot of money for this country. This country has enough money for everybody, but corruption is eating into our economy. We need to address the issue of corruption to ensure that the Kshs16 billion is paid as soon as possible and as early as yesterday. The teachers that we are talking about have produced bankers, presidents and politicians of this country. Most of us here went through their hands. When I look at the teacher who taught me from Class One to Class Eight, he is still the same teacher wearing the boots he used to wear then. So, we need to address the issue of the teachers. I am very happy that this issue cuts across the political divide. Members from the other side have seen the importance of investing in teachers. I am also happy that the 11th Parliament has today looked into the issue of the retirement benefits for the former Prime Minister and the former Vice-President. I am very happy for the former Prime Minister because he will now get two aides and all the benefits that he is entitled to. We are making laws for posterity and not laws that will limit anybody in this country. So, we need to look at issues that affect this country from a non-partisan angle. As I conclude, this is a very important Motion. With those few remarks, I support."
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