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    "id": 368867,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/368867/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Tonui",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ronald Kiprotich Tonui",
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    "content": "Hon. Chairlady, that is what I am trying to do. If I had been allowed to go through it the way I have organized it, it will be okay. What I am proposing is that we remove from the Ministry of Education because it is within the same sector about Kshs24 billion to move to the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) to ensure that there is harmonization in terms of allowances for all public servants. We know that teachers under the TSC and those in the Public Service Commission (PSC) are in the same job groups. Unfortunately, they are not paid the same allowances even though they are in the same job groups. For example, when it comes to the issue of commuter allowance, those under the TSC in Job Group R are paid Kshs4,410 while those under the PSC are paid Kshs20,000. That is a difference of Kshs15,590. This is a big disparity which even the Constitution does not allow. Teachers are also commuting just like everyone else using vehicles. They do not use donkeys. So that is why I thought we could deal with the issue of harmonizing these allowances. Even within this city, teachers travel to, for example, Moi Primary School here, using the same means with civil servants in the same job group. So, why can we not harmonize the commuter allowance? To do that, we require about Kshs11.4 billion. After all, the Constitution provides that we should not discriminate against anyone. That is what I am proposing."
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