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    "id": 1250735,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abbas",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, following the deliberation of CAF and AMCA, the following issues for consideration arose: (1)The County Assemblies required financial autonomy to effectively execute their mandates as provided for in the Constitution and other applicable laws. The financial autonomy will accord them the independence to effectively oversight the County Executive. (2) The remuneration and benefits of Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) need to be reviewed by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). Members of the county assemblies are poorly compensated and remunerated and do not enjoy benefits that a Member overseeing a ward should. (3) The SRC be advised to reinstate the plenary allowances for MCAs, being the best practice at the national level and all legislative assemblies in the world. (4) The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) be required to revoke, revert and refund the 30 per cent tax levied on Members’ car reimbursement, noting that the fund is an automatic privilege or facilitative fund for the Hon. Members upon assuming office. It is not a benefit as it has been misconstrued by the authority as demonstrated in the Advisory to the Clerk of the County Assembly of Tana River County, Reference No. P05143276073, dated 9th November, 2022. (5) There is need for the pension and gratuity terms of Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) to be provided. Further, the Committee established that the County Assemblies Forum (CAF) and the Association of Members of the County Assembly (AMCA) are both clamouring for similar welfare issues on behalf of their membership. The major difference is the approach each association has employed to agitate for the welfare of their members. Some of the county assemblies that are said to have adjourned sine die are on scheduled recess. These assemblies are expected to resume business in line with the Calendar of Sittings. There is a need for the Senate to engage the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) to find an amicable solution to the issue. The assemblies executed important constitutional mandates of oversight, law making and representation, without which the devolved systems will face serious challenges. Therefore, there is need to adequately resource assemblies. To this end, the Standing Committee of Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations undertakes to take the following steps to address the issue. (1) Make a proposal to anchor CAF in Law. This one is not well done."
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