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    "content": "Hon. Members, among other prayers, the Petitioners are praying that the National Assembly intervenes with a view to formulating a separate retirement framework for the members of the Kenya Defence Forces to provide for: (a) An appropriate pension scheme for military personnel; (b) Provision of medical cover and entry to the medical scheme by retired military veterans who exited service before becoming beneficiaries of the scheme; (c) Guidelines on enhanced compassionate and resettlement scheme for widows and dependents of military personnel who die in the line of duty; (d) Enhanced disability pension or ex-gratia to all military personnel who get maimed and invalidated in the course of duty, irrespective of their length of service; (e) Making provisions for re-employment of military personnel who retire at productive age of between 30 to 55 years of age; (f) Initiating re-introduction of the Military Veterans Bill, 2013 that lapsed at the end of the Fourth Session. Hon. Members, the Petition stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations for consideration. The Committee is required to consider the Petition and report its findings to the House in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order 227(2)."
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