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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have serious issues with the proposed amendment of Salaries and Remuneration Act, especially the proposal to give full time membership to the members and commissioners under Article 232 (b) of the Constitution. Who are these commissioners? These commissioners are nominees; from the Parliamentary Service Commission, Public Service Commission, Judicial Service Commission, Teachers Service Commission, the National Police Service Commission, the Defence Council and the Senate, on behalf county governments. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the last Parliament, this House nominated somebody who had been vocal about the welfare of hon. Members when he was here. When he went to the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), he became turncoat and a seller-out! A total chameleon and he is now fighting hon. Members. He was just fighting for hon. Members when he was here to get the benefits. He is there now enjoying on account of the trust that hon. Members placed on him. I, therefore, plead with the Leader of Majority Party, to pull down SRC for the proposed amendment. The functions of the SRC are just to set and regularly review salaries. Why do you need full time commissioners; to do what? Is setting salaries a full time job? This is national and for me it is no. Also, why are we doing the proposed amendment to the National Police Service Act? In yesterday’s Order Paper, we had a proposal to amend this Act comprehensively. But most importantly, this is very mischievous because it tries to remove the requirement for gender parity in the deputies of the Inspector General of Police. We have made strides and I am surprised that our lady colleagues are not seeing what is hidden here. I think this is targeting – I am sorry – Mrs. Kaindi, who is the only senior police lady officer in that rank? Why are we removing this requirement for gender parity? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the proposed amendment on Leadership and Integrity Act, I hope we realize what this amendment will bring forth. What it does will effectively slap a ban and prohibit State officers from participating in Harambee . Are we for this? Therefore, I have a lot of issues with this, but I am pleading with the Leader of Majority Party, who moved this amendment, that there are a lot of proposed amendments which are an affront to the Constitution and should be pulled down. I oppose the amendment as proposed."
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