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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the greatest problems that we have with the ward administrators and sub-county administrators is the unprocedural manner in which many of them got into office. I have no problem with the CPSBs which are functional, vetted and competitively appointed ward administrators. However, where this has not happened, I am inclined to support an amendment to this Bill that at the end of the five years, the individuals who did not go through a proper procedure or those who were unprocedurally appointed into the positions of administrators should be vetted to ensure that their appointments are regularised. This can only be done when the new administration comes in with standards which are clear and with a County Public Service Board that has been empowered to do that. This will go in line with what is happening nowadays where if you take responsibility, there is a performance contract that you sign so that at the end of a certain period of time, which could be five years in this case, you go through a process in which you are evaluated; whether you have progressed in your career, performed or delivered. Therefore, we should not entirely send the administrators home because they can be realigned and retrained. In this case, I suggest that a school of Government be established either at the county or national level. We used to have the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA) where all the administrators of a certain level were trained. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is no doubt that I want to support this very strongly. The qualifications of whoever becomes an administrator, whether a village administrator, a ward administrator or sub-county administrator, are clearly defined. This is where I would like the bar to be set high. This country has invested so much in education and expended in terms of capacity building and there are no laws that can be made if we set the bar very high for the people who will occupy these positions because they will determine whether counties are successful or not. Therefore, I support this Bill because it states clearly the functions and qualifications of the village administrator, ward administrator and sub-county administrators. These are clearly defined and they will be clearly applied when CPSBs interview persons to take these positions. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I certainly have concerns. If we simply accept to send home administrators at the end of every five years, I cannot imagine what will happen. If an administrator knows that he or she will go home at the end of the five years, I am sure they will fight tooth and nail and break all the rules to make sure that the current governor who appointed them recaptures his seat. So, it is a two way thing. If we decide to tell them that they will go home, probably, they will even break the laws much more than if they were to be assured of their positions in the next government. Whereas I support this Bill, I call for some amendments to ensure that there is fairness for those who are already in positions and those who have been appointed fairly. There should also be fairness to those who were unprocedurally appointed and they should be given another chance to be vetted so that they can operate in the new dispensation of a new governor in place. Otherwise, I support this Bill but I will suggest some amendments as we go to the Committee Stage. We should ensure that we only resolve issues that give us challenges at the moment and retain the ones that have so far brought county governments to the point where they are. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I support. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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