Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1033611,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1033611/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 228,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
    },
    "content": "cannot speak for anybody else - and my record speaks for itself - that the biggest challenge with our counties, be it the county executive, is the ballooning wage bill. I want to challenge the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to re-look on how we can assist counties so that they do not go beyond the threshold where more money is going to wages as compared to development. The other issue is on labour regime; the issue of the National Government freezing of hiring through the Public Service Commission. There was a freeze by the Treasury on the hiring by the Public Service Commission, except for officers offering essential services. I want to challenge Sen. Sakaja to look into it. Finally is the issue of the risk allowance for the frontline workers. Sen. Sakaja, being the former Chairperson of the Ad hoc Committee on COVID-19, he performed extremely well. I want to request the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare that they intervene on behalf of frontline workers especially---"
}