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    "id": 1006924,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the passage of the mediated version of the County Governments (Amendment) Bill. At the outset, it is important to note that we already debated it and made our proposals. When the Senate and the National Assembly disagreed, the Mediation Committee came up with an acceptable version which is worth supporting. I am happy that they agreed with us on the fact that if there is no county gazette, the Kenya Gazette reigns supreme. I am also happy that they agreed on the issue of the qualifications that have to be met for any person to hold public office. So, the County Secretary is not exempt. Finally, the critical part is where the governor was supposed to give reasons for dismissing a member of the CEC. I am very happy that the Committee has agreed with the fact that those are political appointments. That basically means that if somebody appoints you to a political office, they want you to follow and align yourself to their agenda so that they can be of service to the electorate in the way that they proposed when they were campaigning. That is why I support this Bill. Even at the national level, the President made promises to the people when he was vying for office. Over the years, we have seen that some Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) have supported his agenda. Some have not. Whenever the President dismisses a CS, we are left to speculate. It is not important for him to tell us. It is up to us to figure out what could have gone wrong. The President cannot come out and explain that he is firing a CS because of this or that. It is not important. Even in this House, there was a purge that took place. People were knocked out of positions because of loyalty. It is important that we allow political processes because that is how we get into this House. Let us allow political processes and allow governors to dismiss their CECs when they feel that they are not helping them in their agenda. With those few remarks, I support the Motion."
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