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    "id": 1349079,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "(2) Reduction of Salaries and Allowances for Members of County Assemblies by Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP. Analysis of Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) gazette notices indicated that the monthly gross salary for Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) remained the same in the Gazette Notice No.8795 of July 2022, as it was in the Gazette Notice No.6818 of July 2017, at Ksh144,375. The only difference was segregation of the basic salary and allowances. The gross salary remained the same. Additionally, the SRC Gazette Notice No.10350 of August, 2023 adjusted the monthly gross salary for MCAs upwards by Kshs10,106 from Kshs144,375 to Kshs154,481. Review of Salaries, Benefits and Allowances for Judges and Magistrates by Sen. Cherarkey. The Committee processed the response received from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) and presented a brief report to Sen. Cherarkey. The SRC indicated that a number of issues raised in the Statement concerning the elimination of non-practicing allowance and car allowance were pending determination before the High Court. (3) We have also processed another Statement by Sen. Mwaruma on the Status of the Release of Funds for the Construction of Taita Taveta County Headquarters. The Committee received and considered the analysis of the response from the National Treasury. The Committee noted that Taita Taveta is not a beneficiary of the conditional allocation on supplement for construction of the county headquarters. That, Isiolo, Lamu, Nyandarua, Tana River and Tharaka Nithi counties were the only counties that were in dire need of assistance and earmarked for benefiting from the allocation. The Committee recommended that counties such as Taita Taveta may consider adjusting their own budgets and providing resources for construction of their county headquarters. (4) Another Statement is by Sen. Kibwana regarding withholding VAT Obligation on Petroleum Products and its impact on business. The response from the National Treasury provided that it is not a new tax stream, but a means of curbing VAT fraud or evasion. It does not change the procedure for charging VAT and accounting for the VAT charged on a taxable supply, but improves compliance and plugs the VAT gap through increased visibility of the taxpayers. Thus reducing VAT payment evasion. The Committee has made some progress in processing the following Statements- The Statement on the status of pending bills in Kakamega County by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. The Committee considered and scrutinized the response to the Statement from Kakamega County Executive. It was noted that the response to the issues raised was inadequate and unsatisfactory. The total pending bills presented by the County Executive to the Committee differed from the figures presented to the office of the Auditor-General (OAG). The Committee invited the county government and the OAG to a meeting to deliberate on the matter. The County Executive of Kakamega was directed to provide to the OAG supporting documents for reconciliation of the amount of pending bills as of August, 2022. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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