18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
fairly and equitably determine each councillor’s rightful benefits retrospectively; CONCERNED that the State Department for Social Services and Security, the State Department for Devolution and the National Treasury have to date not implemented the Committee’s recommendations on the Petition; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate calls upon the Principal Secretaries to the said State Departments and the National Treasury to take necessary steps to implement the recommendations contained in the Report. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is true that devolution started with councillors. They were the people in the smallest unit of governance; the local authorities. They did a lot. They built bridges, ...
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
When you look at former councillors now, most of them are living in abject poverty, yet they worked for this country tirelessly. They used their resources in
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
and bursaries, yet we have neglected them, when other former leaders in this country are enjoying the fruits of their labour. Most councillors cannot even afford the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF), which is Kshs6,000 per year. They are suffering and I beg this House to consider this Motion and support them. Many of them cannot even pay school fees for their children.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
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Madam Temporary Speaker, I ask for this small token for the former councillors and beg my colleagues to support me, so that they live like any other Kenyans, because they have been leaders in this country. I beg to move and invite my colleague, Sen. Cherargei, to second.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues who have supported this Motion. I want to thank Sen. Cherargei, who seconded it. I also want to thank my colleagues; Sen. Malalah, Sen. Wako, Sen. (Dr.) Langat, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka, Sen. Cheruiyot, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. (Dr.) Ali, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and Sen. Kang'ata.
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
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18 Oct 2018 in Senate:
I have listened to their contributions but I only want to mention what Sen. Cheruiyot said. He talked about Kshs1 million being paid once and that they should not be given pension of Kshs30,000 per month. It will be in order to give them Kshs30,000 per month because their numbers are not increasing. Many of them are dying because their health is deteriorating and they do not have money while some of them are dying out of old age. The Kshs30,000 will keep on reducing when you look at it in totality because their number keeps on reducing. I would ...
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16 Oct 2018 in Senate:
Asante sana Bw. Naibu Spika. Wale watu waliokuwa wakiishi katika Kijiji cha Marmanet, hasa pale katika msitu, walifukuzwa mwaka wa 1988, na wanaishi katika hali ya ufukara mkubwa sana. Tukiangalia katika sehemu zingine, watu waliofukuzwa katika sehemu za misitu walipewa makao mengine mbadala. Kwa mfano, wale waliofurushwa kutoka katika Msitu wa Mlima Kenya walipewa makao mahali panapoitwa Solio. Lakini ukitembea huko Marmanet, kuna zaidi ya watu 10,000 wanaoishi katika hali ya ufukara mkubwa. Wanaishi katika vijiji ambavyo havina mashule au maji; wanaishi katika hali mbaya sana. Ningetaka kuuliza Kamati ya Seneti itakayopewa jukumu hili – hasa ile inayohusika na mambo ...
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