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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) S. W. Chege",
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        "legal_name": "Sabina Wanjiru Chege",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology is not willing to pay that money because it has not put it in its budget. So, since the money had already been budgeted for, where did it go to? The person who is holding it should release it immediately for payment to the retired teachers. The retired teachers are willing to receive in instalments whatever sums are needed to be topped up. It is a shame that the governments that were there previously assumed the retired teachers. I am in the Jubilee Government. I will urge my Government to do something if it hears the cry of the retired teachers and pay them their dues. It is sad that over 500 of them are dead. My challenge to my Government is: How many more of the retired teachers are going to die when we owe them money? We have had supplementary budgets coming here for purposes of street lighting and other things, which are not very important to this country. As a House, we pass such supplementary budgets. How on earth would we not support the payment of those retired teachers? As a House, we have a role to play. The Attorney-General has gone back to court. The courts have already issued a warrant of arrest for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TSC. I wish that immediately this House passes those resolutions, the retired teachers should be paid. I do not know why the CEO, who is almost retiring, should suffer on behalf of the Government. 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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