{"id":810745,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/810745/?format=json","text_counter":293,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kiharu, JP","speaker_title":".Hon. Samson Nyoro","speaker":{"id":13370,"legal_name":"Samson Ndindi Nyoro","slug":"samson-ndindi-nyoro"},"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. For a start, I have to say that the number of workers in our counties has grown significantly after devolution. For us not to have a form of framework on how to look at their retirement benefits was wrong. Therefore, coming up with this Bill will go a long way in formalising the retirement benefits of this significant group of people. I am happy that the Committee has noted very clearly that the principal object of the Bill is to establish the County Governments Retirement Scheme as a mandatory scheme for all county government officers. I say it is commendable because we do not have a saving culture in this country. We are talking about the current workers who will retire in a few years. The culture is The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}