{"id":362243,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/362243/?format=json","text_counter":51,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Cheptumo","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":50,"legal_name":"William Cheptumo Kipkiror","slug":"william-kipkiror"},"content":"It is important for the Members to know that the report has five parts. Part I is on introduction. Part II deals with the gazette notices which I have just mentioned. Part III, which is very important, is the Committee’s observations on the various issues touching on this subject. Part IV deals with the constitutionality of the Kenya Gazette notices. Finally and equally very important is Part V which gives the Committee’s recommendations. The Chair and the Members will recall that on 2nd May, 2013, hon. Linturi tabled a petition before the House pursuant to Standing Order No.225. This petition was referred to the Committee on Delegated Legislation for consideration. The Committee went through the entire petition and looking at the content of the four Gazette Notices, the Committee was of the view that it raises serious constitutional issues which required very urgent resolution by this House. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to start by saying that we looked at the Constitutional provisions touching on Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). This is one of the constitutional commissions under Article number 230 of our Constitution and the Articles is so clear as to the mandate, the functions and the powers of SRC. Article 230 (4), states as follows:- “The powers and functions of the SRC shall be to –"}