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    "id": 976882,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.225(2)(b), I wish to report to the House a petition submitted by the Kenya Association of Retired Officers, a duly registered association working towards better and improved terms and conditions of pensioners in Kenya which petition is tendered on behalf of over 200,000 Government pensioners in the country. The petitioners claim that majority of the pensioners, especially those who retired before 2003, live in abject poverty and are unable to meet their monthly upkeep, food, clothing and medical expenses, and that they have for long been neglected due to the perception that they are economically unproductive. The petitioners believe that they play a very significant role in national development in their own way and deserve better livelihoods through a comprehensive pension and benefit policy. The petitioners pray that this House intervenes through the implementation of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) Pension Increase Policy of 2015, amendment of the Pensions Act Cap.189 and the Pensions Increase Act Cap.190 of the Laws of Kenya, the provision of free and comprehensive healthcare for pensioners as well as the development and implementation of a comprehensive pension policy for the public service in Kenya. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.227, this petition stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for consideration. The Committee is required to report its findings to the House and the petitioner in accordance with Standing Order No.227(2). Next Order."
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