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    "id": 938307,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Igembe Central, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kubai Iringo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cyprian Kubai Iringo",
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    "content": "We are in several churches every weekend. Some of us have even forgotten our original mother churches. We trot from church to church. We go all over, contributing and assisting people. Therefore, we have no time to even do things for ourselves. Once you leave this House, you will find that you have nothing. You cannot say: “This is what I built from the effort I put when I was in Parliament.” Therefore, we should reward these citizens because they sacrificed between five and 50 years of their time serving this country. At the end of the day, they are languishing in poverty. Let us reward them with the token that was approved. I really support the Akiwumi Commission, which approved the token. It is unfortunate that we have been sitting on it. Let us be seen to have passed this Bill today. Let it be approved and assented to. Let these senior citizens of ours get the benefits. Let us not pay them posthumously. Let those who are alive benefit immediately. On the same note, as it has been mentioned by one of my colleagues here, we have councillors who are in a worse status. Therefore, the Bill which is in the Senate, when it will come to us, I also ask Members to support it. Even the Bill which will be brought – I believe we have one around the corner – to cater for one-term Members, should be passed. We should pass it so that, at least, even those who manage one term are paid. It requires quite an effort to become a Member of this august House. Therefore, even five years’ service should also be rewarded. With those few remarks, I support the Bill."
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