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    "content": "were seconded from the national Government. They have lost benefits for the last five years. Therefore, this Bill should have come earlier so that these people can benefit. This scheme tries to establish a single scheme for the county government workers. It is structured in a way that there is an administrator of the scheme, a custodian and a fund manager. The functions of those positions are well defined in the Bill. Therefore, if implemented well, we are going to have one of the best schemes for the employees of county governments. Resource mobilisation is a very big challenge for this country. Savings are less than 10 per cent. The international recommended saving rate is around 25 per cent. If these schemes are managed well, we are going to have resources. This scheme should be used to come up with housing schemes for the workers so that we can achieve the Big Four Agenda. The Bill proposes stiff penalties to employers who do not remit employees’ contributions to the schemes. As we talk, the two schemes in existence are owed by county governments over Kshs20 billion. This is a very big challenge because they cannot function properly. Therefore, I support these penalties so that county governments do not frustrate the scheme that we are creating now. Lastly, people have talked about the former councillors. I sympathise with them, but you realise that the former councillors were not earning salaries. When they came to meet us, it was very difficult for us to include them in the Bill because this Bill is for the county government workers. It does not include the councillors. We advised them to do a petition. This House should guarantee them some finances so that they are able to meet their basic needs. Some of them were telling us they were earning around Kshs8,000. Therefore, they can bring a petition. We should be able to give them even one-off funds so that they are able to uplift their standards of living. With those few remarks, I support."
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