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"speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John Mutunga",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This amendment is key because it emphasises on the autonomy of the Office of the Attorney-General. Consultations in most cases waste a lot of time and that is why I think it is important to specifically adopt this amendment."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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"content": " Finally, let me hear from the Vice-Chair."
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"speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Muthuse",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I think as a way of background, it is important to understand where we are coming from. The Office of the Attorney-General before the new Constitution, in the old Constitution, was the office that was dealing with both civil and criminal matters. After the new Constitution came in 2010, the office was divided so that it deals with civil matters and advisory services to Government. On the criminal aspects, we created another office called the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution. As Members debate, one of the justifications for creating the Advisory Board so that the Office of the Attorney-General gets autonomy in terms of management of its staff, is also benchmarked on the practice at the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions and under the ODPP Act. The DPP, which is a baby of the State Law Office, where the Attorney-General is the head, has an Advisory Board that advises on matters recruitment and staff. Two, through public participation as a Committee, we were also able to know that the Office of the Attorney-General has an approved establishment of about 1500 members of staff. However, because the recruitment is done elsewhere at the Public Service Commission, they have only been able to fill a third. Therefore, as Members would ascertain, while we have a prosecutor, basically in every court in this country, there are over 30 counties that do not have a representative of the State Law Office. Therefore, at the county level, Government functionaries have not been able to get advice and the Government has not been represented in civil matters."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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"legal_name": "Jeremiah Omboko Milemba",
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"content": " Very well."
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"speaker_name": "Kibwezi West, MCCP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mwengi Muthuse",
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"content": " Therefore, the justification for the creation of the Advisory Board, so that the peculiarity of the Office of the Attorney-General in terms of management of its staff is justified."
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"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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"content": " Short comment. No, we have had enough of this but because of… Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu what is this clarification?"
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"speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu",
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"content": " It is very important, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I agree with all the explanations. However, we are saying “delete Public Service Commission”, and we are not saying “delete and replace with the Advisory Board”. Where is this Board captured in this law?"
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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"content": " Hon. Chairman."
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"speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Chairman, I think I need to retake this. We are proposing to delete all the proposed amendments under the Office of the Attorney-General Act and substitute them with the proposed new amendments in the proper chronological order as shown in the Order Paper. We will amend Sections 2, 9(2), 9(5)(d), and 13. We will have to insert new Sections 20A, 20B, 20C 20D, 28A and 33A. The justification is exactly what I had given and what we have debated on. These proposed amendments seek to strengthen the Office of the Attorney-General so that it is able to recruit, promote, and retain its staff. The arguments are exactly what I have advised. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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"content": "The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba): Hon. Makali is satisfied. Please, refer to the Order Paper. Are you okay, Hon. Makali?"
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