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    "id": 174062,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/174062/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Prof. Ongeri",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Education",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
        "slug": "samson-ongeri"
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Members are aware that in early 2008 - to be exact, in February, 2008 - I appointed the Teachers Service Remuneration Committee (TSRC) under the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Act Cap.212 of the Laws of Kenya. The Committee was gazetted on 15th February, 2008, and inaugurated on 22nd of April, 2008. The Committee is made up of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Public Service, TSC and the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). Between May and December, 2008, the Committee held 13 meetings to discuss issues of basic salaries for all the teachers under the employment of TSC. During the first meeting of the Committee, KNUT submitted a memorandum which demanded adjustments amounting to an extra cost of Kshs88.5 billion over and above the current expenditure. The salary scales proposed in the memorandum were way above all other groups in the public service. Thus, the Government side requested for time to analyse the financial Ja nuary 20, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES"
}