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    "id": 1223350,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbeere North, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Ruku GK",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am a Member of the Committee on Delegated Legislation which sat and looked at these matters of SRC. We had an occasion to invite the SRC commissioners as well as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to come and explain all these as far as the Regulations they were proposing for our consideration were concerned. If there is a constitutional commission which does not understand its mandate, then it is the SRC. This is because its mandate is clearly stipulated in our Constitution but they end up giving themselves powers that they do not have and not provided for by the laws of this country. Actually, this House should go a step further and maybe demand the vacating of office of all the SRC commissioners. This is because they have continued to mislead and misguide different Government bodies in terms of their salaries and remuneration. They have taken the Judiciary, Teachers Service Commission, this Parliamentary Service Commission and many other institutions in circles. For instance, we have the State Law Office employees who work day and night and put a lot of effort to work together with the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning. However, you will find that the State Law officers cannot benefit from their required allowances for putting extra effort because SRC gave guidelines. These guidelines are completely out of the law. This has been the case not only between the State Law Office and the National Treasury, but many other Government officers. These officers work very hard for the Republic of Kenya but they cannot get their benefits because the SRC does not clearly understand what they are supposed to do and their mandate. As the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation of this House, it is our considered opinion that we have complete annulment of what SRC has proposed through the Regulations. It was also mischievous that those Regulations were purported to have come into effect at the wee hours of the 12th Parliament. Why is it that they could not bring those Regulations at the appropriate time for the purposes of proper debate of this House? Therefore, it is clear that they do not have good faith, intentions and do not understand their role and mandate. I support the recommendations of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. Further, I move forward to seek that the SRC commissioners resign. This is because they are taking our nation in circles. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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