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    "id": 1521902,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ogola",
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    "content": "basic salary, which is required by Section 3 of the Human Resource Policies and the Procedure Manual, 2016. According to this policy, no employee should commit more than two-thirds of their basic salary. However, the additional taxes and contributions are forcing workers to take home less than they should, leading to a real danger of throwing more people into the poverty net called the working poor, perhaps calling for the need to review existing policies to align them with the new tax realities. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State any measures the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, Public Service and Human Capital Development have taken to safeguard the financials as well as the psychological well-being of all public servants, including county government workers, whose financial plans are adversely affected by the taxes and levies on salaries that have remained unchanged. (2) Explain the plans in place to cushion police officers, teachers, and all Government employees against probable disciplinary actions as a result of being seen to have violated the one-third salary threshold as required by the Employment Act. (3) State any plans by the Ministry to review the existing policies to align them with the new tax realities. Thank you."
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