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    "id": 938277,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/938277/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": "As I conclude, when you look generally at the way we use our resources as a country, there is so much which is going to what I call wastage. Examples have been given. When you look at the kind of money going to areas which are not priority areas in terms of corruption and misdirection of resources, I think demanding only Kshs20 million to cater for our colleagues who served this country faithfully is not demanding too much. We really need to support this Bill. I remind Members that all of us are going to be former Members of Parliament at some point. We are lucky now that our pension is not very bad for those who serve two terms, basically because the salary was enhanced as it has been reported. However, even as you do that, with time, even such amounts will not be much in terms of taking care of the economic needs of an individual. It is important for us to keep on reviewing these figures as time goes. With those many remarks, I support this Bill and urge all colleagues who are sitting Members of Parliament to support it so that our former colleagues can actually benefit from this living pension. I second."
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