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    "id": 764865,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Wanjira",
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        "legal_name": "Jane Agnes Wanjira Machira",
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    "content": "The issue of pension is well thought out and I hope it can be expedited so that former MPs can get their lives back in order to provide for their families and live as honourable persons in their communities. I can assure you that even as we debate the Parliamentary Pensions Management Committee there is something which we have to review considering the demographics of this House. The number of young people in this House is increasing and the age at which one can access pension is 45 years. I think we must review this because there are some of us who will have served two terms and will not have reached 45 years. We should look into this considering that the demographics show that more than 70 per cent of the Members are below 40 years. So, there is need to access one’s benefits the moment one serves two terms regardless of attaining the age of 45 years or not. This will enable Members to get a good start out there even though they would not have attained the age of 45 years. I believe by the time one does 10 years in Parliament one would be mature enough, even if not on age, to manage their pension."
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