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    "id": 853049,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suba South, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Mbadi",
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": " There is no harm in speaking at the moment because I had difficulties with this Bill. You were not on the Chair at that time but the Deputy Speaker was. Now that we are debating the Bill, let me just put my points across very clearly. I want to thank Hon. Njagagua for bringing a legislation or proposed Bill to the House. Probably because this Bill came earlier, it would have been better if we dealt with it before the Government Bill that we dealt with. I would say without any fear of contradiction that in my view, the debate and legislation of this Bill will be merely but a waste of Parliament’s time. We actually considered a similar Bill with similar provisions which is at the Senate and it would have been more decent if those who have issues with the Bill that we passed, go to the Senate and have their matters addressed. I have just listened to the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, talk about this Bill probably addressing the executive part of the county government or county government executive and the other Bill that we passed addressing the county assemblies. If you look at the objects of the Bill before us, it says that the object and the purpose of the Act is to provide for the adoption of an existing umbrella pension scheme for all staff and officers of county governments, county agencies, associated organisation and other related entities. When you talk about counties, it is like this Bill is going to cover all the staff of counties whether at the assembly or at the executive. There is no distinction. I was waiting to hear what was so unique in this Bill that was not captured in the other Bill that was passed. I am afraid to say that I did not hear that, either from the Mover or Seconder. 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."
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