{"id":120203,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/120203/?format=json","text_counter":136,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Olago","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":5,"legal_name":"John Olago Aluoch","slug":"john-aluoch"},"content":"Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think there is something wrong in the way, I and the Assistant Minister understand this mathematics. He says, in his answer, that hardship allowance is worked out at the rate of 30 per cent of one’s basic salary. However, officers in the Police Force receive a maximum of Kshs600 for single officers and Kshs1,200 for married officers. Clearly, Kshs600 is less than 30 per cent of a police officer’s basic salary. So, what happens to the balance?"}