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    "id": 1514444,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyeri Town, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Duncan Mathenge",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join the rest of my colleagues in supporting this Motion for approval of the nominees for appointment to the SRC, and to the Public Service Commission. Their work is cut out. Over the last two years, salaried employees – who with formal payslips in this country – have borne the larger burden of financing our country. We have had increases in the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) contributions. We instituted the Housing Levy Fund. We have an increase in Pay As You Earn, and we have an increase in the percentage paid through the Social Health Insurance Fund. The net effect of those contributions by the salaried employees has been to erode the spending power of very many households. The reduced disposable income has affected the purchasing power. Even as the SRC keeps an eye on the public wage bill, they must look at the ability of our people, especially the employed, to afford a decent standard of living. As a Member of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunities Committee, I am aware that many Government departments and parastatals have acute staff shortages. This compromises service delivery and, more so, in crucial areas like healthcare. It is, therefore, important that those two commissions look at the quiet freeze of employment. Many more young people have finished their studies and they are looking for employment opportunities. The last thing I would like to address is with regard to retired public servants. We do not have a commission to take care of them. Many of them are suffering because their pensions have remained unpaid. It is important that both commissions look at the component of the workers who have retired after serving this nation diligently. With those remarks, I support."
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