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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.225, I wish to report to the House that I have received a petition by Messrs. John Njuguna Kariuki, Samuel Irungu Kuria, Mary Mutire Gatungu and other retired teachers, regarding non-payment of pension and retirement benefits to teachers who retired between 1997 and 2007. Hon. Members, the petitioners allude to a judgement of the High Court in Nakuru in 1997, being High Court Civil Case No.65 of 2006, ordering that teachers who retired between 1997 and 2007 be paid their unpaid pension and retirement benefits. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) appealed the ruling on 12th November 2010, through Civil Appeal No.300 of 2009 and the appellate court dismissed the judgment of the High Court. You may recall that this matter was raised on the Floor of this House in December 2010 through a Parliamentary Question. In responding, the then Assistant Minister for Education assured the House that an urgent meeting had been held on 30th November 2010 between the TSC and the Treasury’s Department of Pensions. He reportedly informed the House that a decision was reached that the 1997 schedule be implemented in the subsequent financial year by adjusting the balance of lump sum (gratuity) and the monthly pension arrears for 30,000 retired teachers based on the salaries of the retirees and be paid at respective dates of their retirement. Hon. Members, the petitioners are concerned that even after their devoted service to the country, their welfare has not been given due attention and as a result of non-payment of their awarded retirement dues, they are living in abject poverty. The petitioners are, therefore, praying that the National Assembly urgently investigates this matter, with a view to compelling the Government to pay the compensation as awarded by the court and interest accrued thereon. Hon. Members, this Petition stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for consideration. The Committee is required to consider the Petition and report its findings to the House in accordance with Standing Order No. 227(2). I thank you, Hon. Members. It looks like there are people who want to comment. I can see the list is led by one Hon. Milemba Omboko. I believe it is natural. You can use the Dispatch Box. 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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