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    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I know time is limited, but I will start by saying that if an organisation seeks to extend its mandate through the regulations and extending it into other laws, it either means that, that organisation is not necessary because any time it tends to work, it finds itself infringing on other laws. It means the work it is doing is being done by other bodies. It has also been said that every time it starts to do something, it finds that it is infringing into the mandates of the existing institutions like the Parliamentary Service Commission, the Public Service Commission and the Teachers Service Commission. Again, we will ask ourselves whether we need that organisation or we need to go and revise the laws for the other institutions. This is actually an extremely important matter. We should also ask ourselves questions because every time we are passing laws here, we keep saying “in consultation with the SRC”. Maybe to some extent, we have extended it so that it starts to think it can encroach and advise on other laws and institutions. If we have an institution that we cannot define some of its mandates and benefits, then we have a big problem. I am looking beyond these Regulations. What is the mandate, the functions and the need for having the Salararies and Remuneration Commission? Then, there are benefits they are including under non-financial reimbursements. Reimbursement is something that has already been utilised. You are just recovering your money back. The SRC wants to control cargo expenses, for instance, if you are going on a trip and you are getting funds to cover the expenses while you are there. That is not the answer because your expenses depend on where you are going and the cost in that place. Hon. Temporary Speaker, if that commission seeks to get Regulations and it fails completely to have public participation and involve other institutions like in this case, the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Service Commission and the Teachers Service Commission, then we have a major problem. How can we have an institution that cannot see the rationale for allowances in the Public Service Commission and what the allowances are for? Allowances mean that you can increase people’s income without actually increasing the pension load that the country will have. This Commission cannot understand why we have allowances. I know we have a problem with the health sector on the issue of the non-practice allowance. They want to remove what people are compensated for in other institutions without compounding it. If they compound it, let them increase the pension. If they remove it, they will be reducing the salaries. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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