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    "id": 1061530,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "(1) The Governor has been acting in complete disregard of the gender equality, especially in regards to recruitment of senior officials in the county. There are only six female chief officers against 23 male chief officers in the county. (2) That the Governor has violated Chapter ix of the Constitution on the Leadership and integrity by promoting unfair practices, including unlawfully making payment to the National Security and Investigative office with the intention of compromising them. Promoting conflict of interest by awarding contracts to companies that belong to his immediate family members. Also, favouring the said companies in terms of payments for award of contracts. (3) That the Governor has been acting in disregard of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. The Act requires County Treasuries to consolidate all cash plans from different departments which form the basis of the requisition for Exchequer releases which the county treasuries prepare Form ‘A’ to request for the release of funds from the Office of the Controller of Budget. This process has not been adhered to in Wajir County and has resulted in loss of public funds in the county. (4) That the Governor has been acting in disregard of Section 53 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposals Act, 2015 which states that, ‘no procuring entity may structure procurement as two or more procurement for the purposes of avoiding the use of a procurement procedure except when prescribed. This has resulted in procurement irregularities in Wajir County and dispute payments for the same works. (5) The Governor has violated the human resource policies in procedures with the values and the principles of the public service under Article 232 of the Constitution. The Governor has deliberately gone against the Public Service Board interviews outcome in the nomination of chief officers by nominating candidates who fail to attend interviews, ignoring performance merit and gender equity as well as unfair selection process. This has resulted in unfair employment practises in the county. (6) The petitioners have made efforts to have these matters addressed by the relevant authorities, all of which has failed to give a satisfactory response. The petitioners therefore, prays that the Senate investigates this matter with a view to ensure the Governor is held accountable and that sanity is restored in Wajir County."
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