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    "id": 550174,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 93,
        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget as follows:- The most recent review of rates for allowances in the public service by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), dated 10th December 2014, specifically on Table 3 of the said circular on subsistence allowances and local travel puts Meru Town in Cluster 3 which covers “all other towns”. This request is for a comprehensive Statement detailing what factors the SRC considered in arriving at the daily subsistence allowances contained in Table 3 of the SRC circular dated 10th December, 2014, Ref. No.SRC/ADM/CIR/1/13/VOL3/126, which I have attached, which includes Meru Town in Cluster 3 while other similar towns like Embu, Kericho, Kisii and Nanyuki are contained in Cluster 2, where higher allowances are being paid. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is quite clear that this circular is discriminatory. For example, if a civil servant spends the night in a hotel in Embu, the allowance is Kshs12,000, but if the same civil servant, spends the night in a hotel in Meru, the allowance is Kshs8,000; a difference of Kshs4,000. We now have 5 star hotels in Meru, some of which are even better than those in the surrounding towns. Why is there this kind of discrimination? My request is whether the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget is aware that this circular is discriminatory, economically disadvantages Meru town, and in fact, constitutes an illegal administrative barrier to trade. I would like 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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