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    "id": 400204,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "May when hon. Linturi brought the petition, he read some very serious charges against the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) – charges that have never been read in any court of law in Kenya, maybe only in the International Criminal Court (ICC). Up to today, those charges have not been confirmed or otherwise. Hon. Speaker, the matter now is more serious and I think this House and this leadership should solve it because we represent those counties. Those county assemblies are part of the leadership of this House. There is a complete breakdown of the parliaments in the 47 counties just because of one Commission. Article 230 even says that part of their work is to recognise productivity and performance. Today, the Finance Bill has not been passed in all the 47 counties despite the rates we see from Kiambu County which are very outrageous. If you are from Kiambu county and you are in this House, when you are about to die you better leave there because if you die in Nairobi and you are transported there, your family will pay a lot of money. Hon. Speaker, it is very serious to see that nothing is moving in the country and through your leadership and through this House, I think that petition can solve something. Somebody somewhere must ask: “Why are the county assemblies – the fundamental and critical organs of devolution – not functioning for three months just because of a dispute with the SRC? I urge that the Chair, Vice-Chair or the membership of the Committee on Delegated Legislation owe this House an explanation and the country as to why that petition has not been acted on. So, hon. Speaker, we need your guidance not only to save the business of the House as far as our petition is concerned but even to save the 47 counties and devolution in that manner. So, we want your direction on what happened to the petition on the SRC."
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