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    "id": 131384,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Raila",
    "speaker_title": "The Prime Minister",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 195,
        "legal_name": "Raila Amolo Odinga",
        "slug": "raila-odinga"
    },
    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not personalised the answer. I have only stated a fact that the hon. Member must remember his salary. That does not triviliase the matter. Nevertheless, I am pleased to answer the hon. Member on this issue amongst others. An Assistant Minister in the Grand Coalition Government is paid as follows:- (i) salary, Kshs200,000; (ii) Ministerial Allowance, Kshs100,000; (iii)House Allowance, Kshs80,000; (iv) Domestic Allowance, 15,000; and, (v) Other Allowances as specified in the National Assembly Remuneration (Amendment) Act, 2003. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Garsen wishes to know why the Coalition Government has failed to give specific duties to the office of an Assistant Minister and when the Government will assign specific duties and responsibilities to the office. Section 19(1) of the Constitution of Kenya defines the role of an Assistant Minister as being to assist the President, the Prime Minister, the Vice-President and the Ministers in performance of their duties. The duties of the President, the Prime Minister, the Vice-President, and Ministers are set out in the Constitution of Kenya under various Acts of Parliament, the Standing Orders of this House and administrative directives, customs and usages. Some of these duties may be delegated while others cannot be delegated. The question as to whether or not a duty maybe delegated is determined by a reference to the source of that duty. In seeking to appreciate what duties maybe delegated, one needs to understand the relationship between a “duty” with “power”, “privilege”, “authority” and “discretion”. Each Assistant Minister receives a letter of appointment which outlines the appointee’s specific duties and responsibilities which include, but are not limited to the following:- (i) to aid and advise the Minister in the execution of Government business; (ii) to provide policy direction, co-ordination and overall supervision and performance of the portfolio assigned to him or her; (iii) to assist the Minister in responding to Parliamentary Questions touching on the portfolio assigned to him or her; and, (iv) to execute other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to him or her by the Minister from time to time in furtherance of the interest of the Ministry. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this House, a “Minister” is defined to mean the President, the Prime Minister, the Vice-President, a Deputy Prime Minister or other Ministers and includes the Attorney-General and an Assistant Minister. For purposes of Government"
}