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"speaker_name": "Mr. Wako",
"speaker_title": "The Attorney-General",
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"content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to oppose this proposal to delete this Schedule very strongly because the fact of the matter is that constitutional office holders have not had any increment since 1991 when this Parliament enacted the Statutes Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill which incorporated the Schedule at that time. Since that time, all the institutions have had their salaries reviewed at least twice, some even three times; all institutions. Since that time even the remuneration of hon. Members has been reviewed and is currently being reviewed by the Akiwumi Tribunal. Even today, I read in the newspapers that the teachersâ remuneration has been doubled. I think what is being approved today was part of a wider approval involving higher officials of Government. In fact, it was part of the harmonization exercise by the Permanent Review Board (PRB). It was part of that exercise. The salaries of non-constitutional officers, Permanent Secretaries, Provincial Commissioners and so on, as soon as the Cabinet approved, they were implemented immediately. Ours, on my advice, we have waited for the approval of Parliament. So, consequently, we are now facing a situation where constitutional office holders, as of now, their salaries have not been reviewed. The fact of the matter is they are at a disadvantage vis-`a- vis the other senior officials of Government. It will be unjust and unfair to the constitutional office holders to hold their salaries and not endorse these proposed salaries. I, therefore, wish merely to be on record and oppose this."
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