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    "id": 864792,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, there are issues of matrimonial succession. When a person retires, it is difficult for them to follow up on their money and some of them die while following because we have made the process so complicated. Therefore, we hope by making it a one Scheme, we will have a one stop shop so that when a person retires, he or she does not need to call his or her Senator or any other leader saying that the NSSF or the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) have not paid them. These are the complaints that we get from people who have retired and have been following up on their dues. Therefore, the retirement scheme should integrate the registration of members and ensure that they expand. Madam Temporary Speaker, I agree with Clause 26(3)(b) which states that- “Where a member leaves employment after one year of membership but before attaining the specified early retirement age, the member may opt for payment of-” There is the Retirement Benefits Authority Act which is also in place. If a person is employed within the East African region, for example, in Tanzania and they have been contributing to another fund, we should accommodate them. We should also find a way to integrate a Kenyan working in South Sudan who wants to contribute to the Scheme but has been contributing to other schemes in that country. Madam Temporary Speaker Clause 28(2) states that- “The proof of age of a retiring member for the purposes of subsection (1) is the date of birth in any of the following documents – (a) birth certificate; (b) national identification card; or (c) or a valid passport.” May be, we should either use the national identification or a valid passport. This is because it is not easy for Kenyans to track these documents because they do not use them daily. I am told the reason he is filing some of the cases is because he is doing what they call „ kipindire’ and might want to run for governor. We need an integrated registration process. When people fail to perform their duty, they will always create excuses. I am longing for a country where we will have an integrated form of registration. Those are the issues we have been discussing in my Committee of Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights about the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Instead of requiring an Identity Card and a voter‟s card, we need one card, like it happens in developed countries. With my Identity Card I should be able to vote, access my social security, the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and any other service that is provided for under Article 43 of the Constitution. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Farhiya has elaborated on the penalties and I agree with her that they are very lenient. Not keeping proper books of accounts by the Board should also be punishable. We should have corporate governance in terms of running such boards. Corporate governance should be ensured in such situations. People should not just sit in a board without keeping proper books of account and go scot-free. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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