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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to contribute to this very important Bill. First, I want to thank the sponsor of the Bill for coming up with it at this time when we are trying to establish counties. It is very important that employees of any institution have a pension scheme that is predictable, reliable and which makes economic sense. I know that we have 47 counties which are distinct in their own way but if each is allowed to have its own pension scheme, then it may not make economic sense. It is important that we have one pension scheme to cater for county employees. We know that the former county councils had some schemes and because of tradition, there is a tendency for people to prefer to remain where they are, forgetting that situations can be made better. The institution that will be created out of this Bill should be one that is attractive to employees because, basically, pension schemes are supposed to benefit employees more than the employer. When employees are happy, the employer gets proper service. I believe and hope that after doing all the necessary panel beating, amendments and so on, this scheme should be better than all the other schemes that may have been there. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, counties are public institutions and although they are different from the national government, it is a fact that most of the employees who are in the county government, came from the national Government. Therefore, the pension scheme of that nature should be flexible enough to allow staff to move from the national Government to the county governments and vice versa. If the members of staff feel that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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