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    "id": 557967,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended by adding the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (c):- (c) has, since ceasing to hold office, held office in, or actively engaged in the activities of any political party: Provided that this provision shall not come into operation on the date of commencement of this Act. I know that this is a very controversial Clause. However, under Article 115 of the Constitution, the President is returning that Clause with that amendment. If I can take the Members through Clause 4--- Hon. Abass, this is the month of Ramadhan . Section 4 (1)(b) of the Presidential Retirement Benefits Act, 2013, which Act appears to have largely informed the contents of this Bill, specifies active engagement in the activities of any political party as one of the circumstances under which the benefits under the Act may be forfeited. Section 6 (1) of that same Act, and I have a copy, further defines “engagement” as holding office in any political party for more than six months, after ceasing to hold the Office of the President. In contrast, this Bill contains no bars from such engagements. The Act that I am citing is the one that gave the pension and retirement benefits to former Presidents Moi and Kibaki. That was a Government-led Act. Who was the Leader of Government Business then? It was none other than my very good friend, Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka. The previous Government and leaders passed those Sections 4 (1)(b) and 6 (1)(b) that bar the holders of political party positions from accruing those benefits. This Bill has a fundamental contrast. It does not bar the beneficiaries from such engagements. I want to be very clear. 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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