{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=150495","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=150493","results":[{"id":1523132,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523132/?format=json","text_counter":78,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"PAYMENT OF RETIREMENT DUES AND PENSION FOR RETIRED TEACHERS"},{"id":1523133,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523133/?format=json","text_counter":79,"type":"other","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1523134,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523134/?format=json","text_counter":80,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":16,"legal_name":"Farah Maalim Mohamed","slug":"farah-maalim"},"content":" Hon. Madam Lydia Haika is seeking a Ministerial Statement from the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. Proceed."},{"id":1523135,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523135/?format=json","text_counter":81,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Taita Taveta County, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Haika Mizighi","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning regarding the payment of retirement dues and pension for retired teachers. Retirement benefits are fundamental rights for public officers, which ensure they have financial stability in their later years, as provided under Article 43(1)(e) of the Constitution. Those payments are intended to provide retirees a seamless transition from active employment to retirement. However, despite that fundamental right, a number of retired teachers who served under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) are yet to receive their pension and retirement dues. In addition to the prolonged delays, they have not received any formal communication regarding their benefits, leaving them in uncertainty. As a result, many of those senior citizens who largely hoped to depend on their pensions for essential needs such as medical care and daily expenses are enduring significant hardship. It is against this background that I request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning on the following: 1. A report on the factors contributing to the delayed disbursement of retirement benefits to retired teachers in Taita Taveta County; 2. The data and statistics of all unpaid retired teachers in Taita Taveta County, including when they retired from service and the timelines within which their outstanding dues will be fully settled; and, 3. The measures that have been put in place to ensure timely processing and payment of pensions, as well as any alternative interventions to support affected retirees during such delays. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."},{"id":1523136,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523136/?format=json","text_counter":82,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":16,"legal_name":"Farah Maalim Mohamed","slug":"farah-maalim"},"content":" The Whip of the Majority Party, I have noticed that the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is not here."},{"id":1523137,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523137/?format=json","text_counter":83,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"South Mugirango, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. Silvanus Osoro","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I mentioned earlier, most of our colleagues are out of town, representing all of us at the burial of our colleague, the late Hon. Malulu Injendi. I will pass the message to Hon. Kuria Kimani and ensure that the answer is provided within a week."},{"id":1523138,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523138/?format=json","text_counter":84,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Farah Maalim","speaker_title":"The Temporary Speaker","speaker":{"id":16,"legal_name":"Farah Maalim Mohamed","slug":"farah-maalim"},"content":" Fair enough. Hon. Geoffrey Ruku, Member for Mbeere North."},{"id":1523139,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523139/?format=json","text_counter":85,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"PAYMENT OF LAST EXPENSE AND DEATH GRATUITY UNDER NHIF AND PUBLIC SERVICE SUPERANNUATION SCHEME"},{"id":1523140,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523140/?format=json","text_counter":86,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mbeere North, DP","speaker_title":"Hon. Ruku GK","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is worth noting that this is the second time I am requesting for this statement. This means that the Ministry of Health is not serious at all and that is why we are facing all those challenges in the implementation of the Social Health Authority (SHA). Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44(2)(c), I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health, regarding the status of payment of last expense and death gratuity under the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Public Service Superannuation Scheme (PSSS). Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya entitles every person the right to social security. To this end, the defunct National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and the Public Service The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."},{"id":1523141,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1523141/?format=json","text_counter":87,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mbeere North, DP","speaker_title":"Hon. Ruku GK","speaker":null,"content":"Superannuation Scheme offer last expense and death gratuity to their beneficiaries in the occurrence of death. Regrettably, the family of the late Moses Muturi Ndwiga, P/F No. 2009000918, who succumbed to COVID-19 while serving as an Acting Director in the Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development, Nyeri County, is yet to be paid the last expense and death gratuity. This case is among an estimated 800 beneficiaries under the then NHIF last expense scheme and 400 entitled to death gratuity under the Public Service Superannuation Scheme, particularly those who died between 2019 and 2021. It is against this background that I request the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health to apprise the House on the following: 1. A report on the number of beneficiaries enrolled for last expense and death gratuity under the defunct NHIF and the Public Service Superannuation Scheme, respectively; payouts made so far, and the pending claims for the period between 2019 and 2021; 2. Reasons why the NHIF and the Public Service Superannuation Scheme have not compensated families of beneficiaries who died while covered by the two schemes; 3. Measures that have been taken to secure beneficiaries from loss of death gratuity following the winding up of the NHIF; and, 4. The plans and timelines for immediate remittance of last expense and death gratuity to the affected beneficiaries, particularly the family of the late Moses Muturi Ndwiga of P/F No. 2009000918. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we should not be requesting for statements again and again. The Ministry of Health has the responsibility to respond. We have several Principal Secretaries, a Cabinet Secretary and Directors and yet, they cannot respond to a request for statement within one or two weeks. This request for statement was done in September last year and, up to now, in March, no answer has been given. It is a shame! Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."}]}