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    "content": "received the automatic 4 percent per annum increase which is enjoyed by civil servants. The argument that this is not sustainable is not correct and, therefore, the teachers should be paid. The second issue is about constitutionality and the rule of law. I was very pleased when I read the various documents that have been filed before the Industrial Court, the Court of Appeal and so on. The advocates acting for the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) undertook to abide by the court decision. Under the Constitution, we must in any event abide by the court’s decision. The advocates went a step forward and reasserted that the TSC was committed to that and they stated so in court. The representative of the Attorney-General on behalf of himself, the Chief Secretary and the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Labour and Social Welfare resubmitted and stated that they shall abide by the decision of the court. Madam Temporary Speaker, even the CS for Labour and Social Welfare went further and thanked the court for bringing sanity to the issue. All that is before the courts in black and white. Our Constitution requires that we obey court orders---"
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