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    "id": 375999,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ng’ongo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 2884,
        "legal_name": "Alice Wambui Ng'ang'a",
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    "content": "This is very relevant and I want to remind my good friend from Nakuru that he is learning fast, but he has not reached my level yet. I want just to brief him that, when you are making a contribution of this nature, there are certain fundamentals that you can put forward without just talking about TSC. We know TSC’s job and really these guys have a serious job ahead of them. We want to reform the education sector. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it was unfortunate when we are battling with SRC over our salaries. I did say that the people of Kenya will realize that this Commission is very incompetent; this Commission is thoroughly incompetent. If you look at the responsibility and the functions of SRC, it is to set salaries for State officers. Two, it is to advise the Government on the level of salaries and remuneration. Sarah Serem has no moral authority; she has no powers in the Constitution, whatsoever to tell the Government not to pay teachers any salary; whether July or whatever salary. She has no capacity! That is not within her mandate! If we allow these Commissions or any office to start behaving rogue, to start commenting on everything and purport to issue instructions; you will hear Sarah Serem saying: “Hon. Members should not be paid August salary because they have gone on recess”. We do not want this kind of behaviour and we must speak on some of these things. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will only advise that TSC should ignore some of these comments and the so-called letters and act professionally. Teachers went on strike and they enjoyed their democratic rights as enshrined in the Constitution; the right to picket, and the right to withhold labour. It is provided for in the Constitution and you cannot take it away from them. The court has administered justice and you cannot again subject them to----"
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