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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have agreed in this House that committees just act on behalf of the House. They can only give answers to the extent that they asked. I cannot answer beyond what the Committee was told. When we asked that question of evaluation, their argument was “review” based on the provisions of the Act in so far as reviewing the salaries is concerned. What are the parameters of the evaluation? We were told that they met with the county assembly speakers and they were given the parameters and they have a copy of the same. But why was it necessary that we have this report on Monday? Because it is the report which is called the “Evaluation Report” to enable county assemblies make a decision on Tuesday, just like we answered, whether or not they will go through the re-evaluation process. In the draft report that was shown to the Committee – a report which we did not admit because it was not signed, it was shown to us and given to the county assembly speakers, there was a discrepancy that the report that was the basis of setting the salary was dated 11th March, 2013, which came out about ten days after their salaries had been gazetted. But as a Committee, we will not take action on that until we get the report on Monday. That is why that report must come to the Senate in the formal manner to enable us say: “This is the property of the House.” This will also enable us to question the validity and authenticity of that document. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, that is what I was getting at. How do you re-evaluate a job, constitutionally? The Committee has not had time. There is a bigger constitutional question which goes beyond this Committee. This is the question of whether or not a constitutional office is evaluated, re-evaluated or reviewed. How do you go about reviewing? What are the parameters? What is necessary, whatever the terminology used is, we need to improve the salaries of Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) from the Kshs79,0000 to a higher figure that is necessary to enable them run functions of their offices. It will be sad to give ammunition as a House to the SRC, to hide behind the argument that you cannot evaluate the work of an elected leader to refuse to increase the salary. We must give them a mechanism, whether they call it review, evaluation or re- evaluation; whatever they need to do to ensure that those services are improved must be given. The manner in which Senators are arguing here is just going to the terminologies The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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