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    "id": 853175,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/853175/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyeri Town, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Wambugu Ngunjiri",
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        "legal_name": "Martin Deric Ngunjiri Wambugu",
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    "content": "condemning old age in this country. We have a situation where people are struggling to be considered young because old age is looked at as a weakness. What I like about Hon. Njagagua’s Bill is that he is seeking to give dignity to people who have worked in the county administration or what were local governments at some point. It is imperative for all of us, especially for those of us who make laws, to remember that we will all grow old at some point. If we create structures that ensure that somebody can retire in dignity at old age especially when they have served the local community, it will be important. I support the Bill on that basis and hope we will make it into a law so that we can have a situation where retired members of county administration are able to be part of their communities in dignity. In Nyeri, I have been approached by the association of retired councillors who are seeking our intervention in thinking about them. We have well-structured retirement pension scheme for Members and a similar one for other government employees. We now have two levels of government. It is going to be very important to think clearly, sensibly and reasonably about how we are going to take care of people who work for the second level of government. This is a very good effort in the right direction. I support the Bill. Thank You."
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