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    "id": 938367,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/938367/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyando, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Jared Okelo",
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        "legal_name": "Jared Odoyo Okelo",
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    "content": "Therefore, it behoves all of us here to take an in-depth look at the welfare and success of those who have stepped out of this House. Even if one serves for one term, I would be in great support of looking at their service gratuity together with their monthly pension. Just as my colleagues have said, no employer in this world would give a former Member of Parliament any kind of job unless it is a presidential appointment. Not every former Member would have their political parties ascending to power. Therefore, to a greater extent, we are confining them to fate which, at the end of the day, can be very punitive. We have seen quite a number of our former Members of Parliament going through very difficult moments in their lives. We have heard how some of them commit suicide. They also commit homicide where they kill some of their family members. Therefore, it is a wake-up call. Something must be done quickly to turn the tables around. Therefore, when we serve as Members in this House, it is true that whatever we earn is shared by the electorate out there, either out of empathy or as a forceful act where you just have to do it in order to remain afloat. It is interesting that once you become a former Member of Parliament, the same people who perhaps you spent so much to assist would be so quick to say, “Look at that. He used to be a Member of Parliament. Alikuwa anaringa hapa, now he is in our league.” This is because we did not put in place safety measures and nets for them to be successful in whatever they are doing."
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