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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to talk to two people; that is, the Kenyan public and the President of the Republic of Kenya. When we passed the new Constitution, we knew it was going to have consequences. These salaries we are talking about are because of those positions which were created in the new Constitution. Unless they have an answer for this, things will not be easy. If they hide behind pigs, they hide behind strong statements from high offices which would create a crisis in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, I come from one of the largest counties in this country. My member of the county assembly, lives in Soi, which is actually in Eldoret. He comes to Kakamega for debate and goes back, he has done this for two months, I must congratulate them. They are really resilient. I support the issue of better pay for members of the county assemblies. Madam Temporary Speaker, I forgot to come with the copy of a document that has now been circulated from Treasury directing the kind of people who will be hired to serve under the county governor. There is the old set up from sub county administrator up to village administrator and assistant village administrator. Believe you me, hon. Senators, those people attract a better salary than members of the county assembly. They even have house allowance; they even have airtime allowance and travel allowance, yet the legislators who were voted for popularly by the people are not going to be enjoying these particular privileges. Madam Temporary Speaker, may I speak on behalf of Kakamega County? Kakamega County has got men and women in the county assembly of high intellect. I know, for example, the Leader of the Majority in the County Assembly of Kakamega, Mr. Reuben Nyangweso Sechere of ODM is actually a pharmacist. He is doing us, the people of Kakamega, a favour to bring those kinds of qualifications in the debate to our assembly. We would like more and more of those kinds of people. I know of a young man in my assembly, who is a County Representative of Idakho Central; he is called Onesmus. Onesmus is a clinical officer who actually runs his own medical practice which is thriving. He is not in the assembly to collect funds. In fact, recently he gave my community a free ambulance which we are using. So, we must debunk this idea that these young men and women are out there to make a kill. What “kill” is there about Kshs79,000? It is all known to all of us that these members in the lower house – we have been there for many years – and we know that there is no day you will go to the constituency – if you come from Western or Coast Province – and if you are lucky, you 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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