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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona: H",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "on. Speaker, now I can read the Motion as it appears after the proposed amendment. It reads: “THAT, aware that the Government has limited financial resources; given the new governance structures that have occasioned devolution of funds; noting that public and State officers constitute a significant part of the Government; cognizant of the fact that the Government has to cater for their official duties, including transport and other facilitation within and outside the country; conscious of the need to reduce the burden on the taxpayer, this House resolves that all State and public officers, including officers of constitutional commissions, county governments, State corporations and departments with the exception of the President, Deputy President, the two Speakers of the National Parliament, the two Deputy Speakers of the National Parliament, the Chief Justice and the Deputy Chief Justice using air transport during official trips within the country should travel Economy Class and travel no higher than Business Class on international flights unless they meet their own cost for an upgrade, and that this decision takes effect immediately and all Accounting Officers take necessary action to implement that exception.” Hon. Speaker, my amendment is grounded on the doctrine of separation of powers. We have three arms of Government. We have the Judiciary, Legislature and the Executive. If you look at what the Motion is doing, it recognises the two heads of the Executive and only one head of the Legislature and one head of the Judiciary. If we want to put the Legislature at par with the Executive and Judiciary, then all measures towards the Executive should be pari passu with measures towards the Legislature. Therefore, if we recognize the President and the Deputy President, the equivalents in the Legislature are the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. So, if we want to give cognizance to the doctrine of separation of powers, then I would suggest that we recognise not only our The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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