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    "id": 938368,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/938368/?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": "We heard very sad testimonies of former Members of Parliament when they appeared before the Committee that is pushing for the Bill. Even though some of them served for two terms many years back, to date, they have not accessed their pensions. Therefore, when we come up with this law, let us go deep down and look at those who are still alive. For instance, in my constituency, I still have two former Members of Parliament who are alive, namely, Hon. Otieno Karan, who served in this august House in 1992/1997 and Hon. Eric Nyamunga, an engineer who served between 2002 and 2007. They are still there. Therefore, when we will be coming up with this piece of legislation, let us see how far deep down we can go to alleviate the suffering of the most valued members of our society and get them from this immense poverty. What we are doing here today is in line with the recommendations of the Akiwumi Report, which was done in 2009 and published in 2010. We are not going out of the realm of what our Constitution prescribes on pension matters. It is also very much in line with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s proposal on remuneration as a way of thanking those Members who have served before. Therefore, I support this Bill. I look forward to see it into its full fruition, so that our former Members will not languish in abject poverty."
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