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    "content": "According to Article 230 (2)(b) of the Constitution, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission consists of the following persons appointed by the President- “(b) One person each nominated by the following bodies from among persons who are not members or employees of those bodies- (i) The Parliamentary Service Commission; (ii) The Public Service Commission; (iii)The Judicial Service Commission; (iv)The Teachers Service Commission; (v) The National Police Service Commission; (vi)The Defence Council; and (vii) The Senate, on behalf of the county governments;” Therefore, this important role and taking into consideration of all these people that they deal with, we do not need a lacuna in the law. Any sort of gap in the law brings about instability, not only in the SRC, but in all the other organizations. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill seeks to bring about timelines to replace commissioners at the expiry of their term. The various commissions and institutions, including the Senate and the Defence Council, will start their nominations of representatives simultaneously, so that we do not have commissioners at the SRC having different terms of service. This will give the SRC stability and some sort of continuity in the organization. We cannot have an unstable Commission playing such an important role in this country. Timelines for the nomination process will also ensure that these vacancies are filled as soon as possible, so that the work they do is continuous. Work will not be kept on hold because commissioners are not in place or there is no quorum for the commissioners to deal with the issues that are before them. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I support this Bill."
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