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    "id": 73091,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/73091/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Olweny",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 122,
        "legal_name": "Patrick Ayiecho Olweny",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that an appeal filed by the Teachers’ Service Commission (TSC) against a judgment of the High Court in Nakuru in 2006, that teachers who retired between 1997 and 2007 be paid their unpaid pension and retirement benefits, was dismissed on 12th November, 2010 by the Court of Appeal in Nakuru. (b) An urgent meeting was held on 30th November, 2010 between the TSC and the Treasury’s Department of Pensions. It was resolved that the 1997 schedule be implemented by adjusting the pension benefits based on the salaries of the retirees and be paid at respective dates of their retirement. The budgetary implications for the balance of lumpsum (gratuity) and the monthly pension arrears for 30,000 retired teachers are being worked out by the Director of Pensions and the report will then be submitted to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for consideration and payment approval."
}