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    "content": "and the budgets are passed by the county assemblies. However, if after that the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) or the County Executive Committee (CEC) member in charge of finance fails to remit, let them know - I hope they are listening wherever they are across this country- that they shall be personally held liable for that crime. That is the first charge of the money that goes to the county and they must honour the work of those who have been working before us and those who are still in the employment of the county governments. They must remit money to the retirement scheme. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 52 of the Bill deals with the phasing of contributions and provides that- “The contributions by the members of the scheme who were previously employed by the national Government shall be phased in the first three years after the commencement date, at the rates of two per cent, five per cent and seven and a half per cent of the member’s pensionable emoluments in the first, second and third years respectively.” We have had some issues when it has come to those who have been employees of the national Government, who upon the commencement of devolution were seconded to county governments. They should also get the benefits once they retire. Madam Temporary Speaker, clauses 54 to 56 provide for the Saving and Transitional Clauses Provisions. Clause 55(1) of the Bill on Local Authorities Provident Fund (Lapfund), the Local Authorities Pension Trust Fund (Laptrust) provides that- “An eligible employee of a sponsor who immediately before the commencement of this Act was a member of the Local Authorities Provident Fund or the Local Authorities Pension Trust Fund or Laptrust Umbrella Retirement Fund shall, upon commencement of this Act be deemed to be a member of the scheme” Madam Temporary Speaker, it is important to note that on top of being a member, we want to assure the employees of Lapfund and Laptrust umbrella retirement funds that their jobs are still there even once this scheme comes to be. We are bringing the schemes together; merging oranges with oranges and apples with apples and the only apple is retirement benefits scheme. The two schemes will come together because we are serving the same Kenyans. We need a predictable and accountable way through which we shall provide for retirement benefits to these employees. Madam Temporary Speaker, as part of our work as a Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, and because of the outstanding issues among all these institutions, on 10th and 11th April, we called a meeting pursuant to Standing Order No.134. The following were represented: The National Treasury, the Kenya National Union of Nurses, the Kenya County Governments Workers Union, Lapfund, the Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA), the Council of Governors (CoG), the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs, State Department of Public Service, CPF Financial Services Limited, which is a corporate administrator and a privately owned company and Mr. Nahahson Chania-a very jolly old man from central Kenya region - who was a representative of Laptrust pensioners. He said that we could do whatever we wanted provided he still received his money in the manner he has been receiving it. We also had the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), the Chairperson Siaya County Public Service Board, Hon. Joe Donde, Mr. Kung’u of Nairobi City County 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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