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    "id": 726396,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maanzo",
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This Report has been largely debated by Members. The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) is a very important body for Kenyans to save. Since it is members’ monies that have been invested, it is the duty of the board, which is running those activities, to make sure that the money is well spent. When this Committee deliberated on the matter, it came up with several conclusions and observations. The approval of the NSSF Tassia II Project could only be given at a formal board meeting that was duly constituted. The Board then would pass a resolution. Indeed, that is the requirement of the law of board meetings. There was no budgetary allocation from the Republic of Kenya and, therefore, the monies which were being used to do infrastructure--- The NSSF Board of Trustees flouted Section 32 of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act that prohibits procurement of services without a budget. There was no formal agreement between the NSSF and the land owners - the squatters - on the NSSF Tassia II infrastructure. Therefore, with breaches like that, the only way forward was to look for a way of resolving pending disputes. Part of this House’s duty is to help Kenyans resolve disputes. It is only fair that the clock be reversed and the right thing be done, and the necessary compensations be made to those who may have been aggrieved in one way or the other. We know that NSSF is a very rich body. It should resolve all those disputes so that nobody feels that they have been taken advantage of. There are cases where land belonging to people has been developed unlawfully."
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