Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 819199,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/819199/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 130,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kajiado South, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Katoo ole Metito",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13239,
        "legal_name": "Janet Marania Teyiaa",
        "slug": "janet-marania-teyiaa"
    },
    "content": "For the record, the Member for Kiminini had suggested that the term of the non-sitting member in this Commission is six years. I do not think that is the correct position. According to Article 127(4)(b), there is no term limit for these non-sitting members. The term ends if the appointing authority, which is Parliament, revokes the appointment of the non-member. It is actually the term of sitting Members that ends if they cease to be Members of Parliament although they will still occupy the position until another Member is appointed by Parliament. For non-members, there is no term limit; it is until it is revoked by Parliament. Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a, for those of us who had the opportunity to serve with him in this House as has been said by the previous speaker, none will doubt his ability and his capacity to serve in this Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). He was one of the very best brains we had in the 11th Parliament. He chaired the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs which was one of the top committees that were giving business to this House. Actually, it is one of the best. Therefore, I want to associate myself with those who have no doubt in his capacity and ability to serve in this Commission. I would urge the PSC to take cue from the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) and fight for independence, especially financial independence. The PSC should take cue from the ruling that came out of the court the other day on the JSC about the capping of its sittings by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). The PSC is not second to any other commission in the Constitution. Therefore, the Commissioners should fight for the financial independence of the PSC. No one should regulate the business of the PSC or the clients of the PSC for that matter. We are just under the PSC and not any other commission. I am also happy to see former Members of Parliament sitting in the PSC. As my colleagues have said, it is the shoe wearer who knows where it pinches. Those who have been in this House are the ones who understand the dynamics and challenges of this institution. The work of the PSC, according to Article 127 of the Constitution, is to ensure there is efficient and effective functioning of Parliament and offices that are established under the PSC. It is just like teachers in the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT) and the Kenya Union of Post Primary Education Teachers (KUPPET). It is their colleagues who represent them in other institutions that deal mostly with the welfare of its members. Therefore, this is the right move where we are seeing former Members of Parliament taking these roles because they are the ones who understand Parliament in order to ensure that Parliament and its offices run efficiently and effectively. Therefore, I support the nomination and proposal by the PSC of Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a and urge my colleagues, especially those who were not in the last Parliament that this is the right choice and we all need to support. Thank you."
}