00:00 - Yes.
00:00 - Madam Speaker, this is not nothing to hide,
00:04 so I'll just say what we give immediately within 30 days,
00:08 for shorter than 30 days.
00:10 If the officer is serving within our country,
00:14 immediately he gets four million shillings.
00:16 Above his pension, which has a component
00:21 called death gratuity.
00:24 But if he's serving in Atmos, like in Somalia,
00:29 apart from the four million, the AU and the UN
00:33 give that family 50,000 USD.
00:37 And Honorable Senator, if there is anybody who you feel
00:40 from Tanna River County who did not receive this,
00:44 I am ready and willing to engage you
00:46 at the Defense Headquarters.
00:47 But there is a problem.
00:49 The problem is where families don't agree.
00:52 And Madam Speaker, on a light touch,
00:55 even in my life in Parliament here,
00:57 there are colleagues of mine and Honorable Bonnie Halwale
01:00 and Honorable Mugatane, we served with them
01:02 in the 10th Parliament, who died, and up to today,
01:05 they cannot get their gratuity because of family disputes
01:09 and courts and people went.
01:11 So just like here, even in defense,
01:17 we get a few cases where because of the family dispute,
01:22 the money becomes not accessible.
01:25 But four million is within the first three weeks.
01:28 If he's serving under Atmos,
01:30 Honorable Bonnie Halwale, Madam Speaker,
01:34 I want to add you a light note that by the time
01:39 you go to heaven, don't leave us with a lot of problems.
01:42 Make some good disclosure.
01:45 We can work on, Madam Speaker.
01:47 But we pay four million within our country,
01:50 but if outside our country, like Atmos in Somalia,
01:53 we pay four million plus the AU and the UN pays $50,000.
01:57 And I agree with you, we give decent, respectable burials,
02:04 particularly for KDF officers.
02:07 - Thank you, Honorable Sias, on the issue of family.
02:13 (audience applauding)
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