{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=155169","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=155167","results":[{"id":1569872,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569872/?format=json","text_counter":84,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. John Mbadi","speaker_title":"The Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning","speaker":null,"content":" I can go on and on, and you will see the first major road in northern Kenya being under construction since Independence all the way from Meru, Isiolo, going to Garissa, Wajir, all the way to Mandera. This is 740 kilometres being done by this Government to enhance equity. I can answer the Majority Leader by saying that I am going to follow through some of these initiatives, including the support to tea cooperatives, common user facility and all that. We have put some allocation in the budget. I hope it will not be taken away by the National Assembly. I will make sure that the Exchequer is released to support the tea sector. I thank you."},{"id":1569873,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569873/?format=json","text_counter":85,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" We now move to question No. 048 by the Senator for Kisumu. Sen. Tom Ojienda, you may proceed to ask your question."},{"id":1569874,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569874/?format=json","text_counter":86,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker---"},{"id":1569875,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569875/?format=json","text_counter":87,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Yes, Deputy Speaker. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."},{"id":1569876,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569876/?format=json","text_counter":88,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Kathuri","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Hon. Speaker, I am very much aware that we are constrained by time, but some Members are asking questions not related to the subject matter. Some of us come from areas that grow the best tea in the world and I had a question to ask the CS. When we start digressing and we do not ask the prime questions, some of us will be lost. Can you give me the latitude just to ask one question?"},{"id":1569877,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569877/?format=json","text_counter":89,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Senators, this is not for me to tell you. The Standing Orders are very clear. If you read Standing Order No.51(c), 7(a) and (b), it is very clear that you need to ask one question and that one question must be related to the primary question. Now, if you take to the Floor and give us a speech, time does not stop running. For those who feel they have more questions to ask the CS on this particular subject, you can always post that question and we will invite the CS to come back. This should not be the end of responding to questions related to taxes on agricultural produce. Sen. Tom Ojienda, proceed."},{"id":1569878,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569878/?format=json","text_counter":90,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Question No. 048"},{"id":1569879,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569879/?format=json","text_counter":91,"type":"heading","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"MEASURES TO ADDRESS DELAYED PENSION PROCESSING FOR RETIRED CIVIL SERVANTS"},{"id":1569880,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569880/?format=json","text_counter":92,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury and Economic Planning the following Question. (a) What immediate measures are being implemented by the Government to address the extensive delays in processing pension claims for retired civil servants of various levels? Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a timeline for full digitization of pension records and transition to an end-to-end Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system for a more streamlined process? (b) How is the Ministry addressing the pervasive corruption and bribery within the Pension Department, including claims of pension payment to non-existent or ghost pensioners? (c) What is being done to ensure that pension funds, which have persistently faced significant carryovers due to underfunding and liquidity challenges, are prioritized and allocated adequate funding in future budgets? (d) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain any proposed regulatory reforms aimed at harmonizing outdated pension laws with contemporary digital financial management practices? Mr. Speaker, Sir, these questions are borne out of the delays in payment to pensioners."},{"id":1569881,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1569881/?format=json","text_counter":93,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may proceed to respond. We have 15 minutes and they should be utilized by the Cabinet Secretary in responding to the question and also to be utilized by hon, Senators in asking supplementary questions. Hon. Mbadi, your response is fairly lengthy. Please, paraphrase it to allow hon. Senators time to interact with your response. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."}]}