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    "id": 99384,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/99384/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Nyambati",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 116,
        "legal_name": "Walter Enock Osebe Nyambati",
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    "content": "The Tribunal noted that Members of Parliament were elected and sworn in to serve Kenyans while on a specific remuneration. It could, therefore, be unfair and contrary to the general principles of labour relations and against the laws of natural justice to reduce the remuneration of Members of Parliament half-way through their term. The Tribunal, therefore, made recommendations on the remunerations on the basis of increasing the number of taxable allowances while ensuring that Members remuneration packages were not altered in a manner detrimental to Members. This means that quite a number of allowances are now taxable. The Commission has noted that many Kenya have oppugned that the tax regime levied on ordinary Kenyans should be extended to Members of Parliament. Indeed, the Draft Constitution whose referendum is slated for 4th August, 2010 provides that any law that seeks to exempt the allowances of Members of Parliament from taxation will be null and void to the extent of that exemption. If the Draft Constitution is approved by Kenyans, then the take-home remuneration of Members of Parliament shall be reduced by at least Kshs200,000 as all allowances will now become taxable. This could be largely detrimental to the Members of Parliament who were elected based on a certain take-home remuneration and have consequently made arrangements based on that take-home remuneration."
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