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    "content": "Hon. Senators, I now order that Order Nos. 12 and 13 be deferred. PAYMENT OF HONORARIUM AND PENSION TO FORMER COUNCILLORS THAT AWARE that National Forum of Former Councillors petitioned the Senateregarding the need for legislative interventions to address the plight and welfare of former Councillors; FURTHER AWARE that the Senate Standing Committee on Labour and SocialWelfare considered the Petition and tabled its report on Tuesday, 16th February, 2016; ACKNOWLEDGING that the Committee’s report on the Petition made fiverecommendations among them that- 1. One-off honorarium of Kshs1.5 Million be paid to former councillors whoserved a minimum of one term since independence; and 2. Monthly pension of at least Kshs30,000 be paid to former councillors. APPRECIATING that the recommendations were based on the fact that formerCouncillors did not receive fixed emoluments and experienced disparities with regard to access to pension services and terms and conditions of pension schemes over theyears, which made it difficult to fairly and equitably determine each councillor’s rightful benefits retrospectively; CONCERNED that the State Department for Social Services and Security, StateDepartment for Devolution and the National Treasury have to date not implemented the Committee’s recommendations on the Petition; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate calls upon the Principal Secretaries to the saidState Departments and the National Treasury to take necessary steps to implement the recommendations contained in the Report."
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