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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Dr. Kituyi",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Trade and Industry",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Mukhisa Kituyi",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, like other colleagues, I want to make fairly brief remarks on this Motion. I stand to strongly support this Motion as presented before the House. If we start from the premise that we want to create dignity and honour to the Office of the Head of State and to reduce the cost of retirement for presidents so that some do not overstay their welcome, we have the responsibility to give legitimate incomes that are sufficient for healthy living for a Head of State. Mr. Speaker, Sir, two arguments have been used basically. One, that we need a comprehensive review of all salaries. This economy cannot afford an overhaul of all salaries and benefits for everybody at the same time. It has been appropriate, as has been done, at a time when my friend Mr. Raila was a Minister in this Government, that we stagger the use of limited public resources on improving livelihoods. That is why we started with the investment in turn around the primary production sector. It is yielding resources that are making it possible to increase benefits of hon. Members, the President and possibility of implementing the promise of completing the five- year promise to teachers. We cannot do everything at the same time. The argument does not take 4284 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES December 7, 2006 into account the following. That, to give a decent salary to the President does not foreclose on improvement of benefits of other sectors. We commit ourselves to that improvement over time."
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