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    "id": 1514431,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Gichugu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Gichimu Githinji",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to this Special Motion on approval of the nominees for appointment to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. As I contribute, let me take this early opportunity to wish you, Hon. Speaker, and all the Members, a blessed 2025 – a year which we hope will be very fruitful as we serve this nation in our capacity as Members of Parliament. I also wish all the staff of Parliament a wonderful new year as they serve us. Additionally, I would like to wish all our constituents, whom we have not been able to meet, a wonderful and fruitful blessed 2025. Hon. Speaker, the Committee has indicated that all the nominees meet the requisite qualifications as per the law and the Constitution. I believe they will serve the country better than the previous commissioners. One area I would like the new Commission to focus on is the stipends paid to interns. Interns have felt that there is a gap in how they are remunerated during their internships. This is an issue that should be tied to the new Bill that was brought to Parliament by Hon. Naisula, which the entire Parliament supported. This is an area that needs serious consideration. The Commission should also work towards harmonizing the salaries paid to various cadres of employees at the national and county levels. There should be no preferences or disparities. Officers serving at the same level should receive equal remuneration and allowances. Of course, they must avoid creating situations that could cause conflict with Members of Parliament as we are here to serve the nation together. All the regulations to be made by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission should be well crafted, ensuring that Parliament can support their activities for the service of this nation. Hon. Speaker, without belabouring the point, I support and hope that the nominees will take up their roles as soon as we approve their nomination so that they can serve this nation and harmonize everything that is related to salaries and remunerations. Thank you."
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