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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kinyua",
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        "legal_name": "John Kinyua Nderitu",
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    "content": "I have listened to their contributions but I only want to mention what Sen. Cheruiyot said. He talked about Kshs1 million being paid once and that they should not be given pension of Kshs30,000 per month. It will be in order to give them Kshs30,000 per month because their numbers are not increasing. Many of them are dying because their health is deteriorating and they do not have money while some of them are dying out of old age. The Kshs30,000 will keep on reducing when you look at it in totality because their number keeps on reducing. I would urge my colleague to maintain the Kshs1.5 million one-off honorarium and the pension of Kshs30,000 per month. I will also mention what Sen. Kang’ata said concerning the other members of staff of the county. The clerks of the county council, the chief officers used to get the money but the elected people were not given any money and that is discrimination. If you go to Laikipia, we have many councillors who served for many years like Kiguru, Kanyeki from Mutara, Irura from Nanyuki, who has been a Mayor for a long time, Machomba and Gicheru from Maina Village but they are suffering as we talk. Some of them are suffering because of diseases while others are suffering because they do not have money. If we had the Committee on Implementation, I would have encouraged and urged them to follow with the relevant department of the Government that we have mentioned to ensure that what we have said is implemented. I want to assure Sen. Kang’ata that I will move with speed and that I will be up to the task to make sure that what we have said is implemented. With those few remarks I beg to move."
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