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    "id": 961306,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Garissa Township, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Aden Duale",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": " Hon. Deputy Speaker. I can see the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is busy consulting. Before we begin the next Order, if you look at (ii) The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (Amendment) Bill - and the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning must speak to it - it is a very important Bill which this House must be guided on before we proceed. The provisions of Article 109(3), 110 and the Fourth Schedule, Part 2 of the Constitution are very clear. I want to say that this Bill is illegally before the House. The Senate cannot originate a Bill concerning the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). It is not fair and I do not know how we reached this stage. Allow me to ask a question that emanates from the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (Amendment) Bill by the Senate. What does the Senate want to do in this Bill? They want to prescribe the period which a relevant nominating body shall consider applications received following the advertisements for SRC Commissioners. I am asking how that provision affects the functions of county governments. It is a good question to ask because how will the selection panel dealing with the selection of the SRC Commissioners after advertisement affect the functions of county governments. The second thing they are trying to deal with in the Bill is that of the office of the chairperson or a member of the SRC becoming vacant, if a Member ceases to hold the office or upon being removed from office in terms of Article 250 of the Constitution. How does this provision affect the functions of county governments? How will a chairperson’s removal within the reading of Article 250 of the Constitution affect county governments? It is very clear in Article 109(3) that the Senate will deal with matters concerning counties. This is because if we agree to go this route, then we will be abusing the constitutional provisions. So, the Senate, in my opinion, is stretching the Constitution too far, and which if we do not address then the legislative mandate of this House will be in jeopardy. I am aware that before the Senators introduce any Bill, the Speaker of the Senate usually writes to the Speaker of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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