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    "id": 1083194,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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        "legal_name": "Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": "Also, it is good to remove the qualification of the board chair of being a certified public secretary of good public standing. I feel the inclusion of a degree is a good thing. It is not just an issue of degree, but it gives leeway to the kind of professionals to be picked upon in terms of hiring for that position, so that it does not appear to be discriminative against anybody who would want to vie or be eligible for appointment to this position. Hon Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other good thing is the issue of relegation of the qualifications in terms of the vice-chairperson so that he is on the same level with other members. You will agree with us that in this House, vice-chairs and chairs are just equal members elected from various constituencies that have been elevated. It is a good thing. It will just be a conglomeration of equals but one has to leave the other. Therefore, it is good that a vice-chair shall now have the same qualifications as those of members. Considering all this, I feel this is a good Bill. We should support it so that the county governments can come forward. They have done well for the last 10 years. Yes, they have struggled. They were in the inaugural stages but the way forward as they mature in terms of financial management and administration, let them also mature and come out with human resource processes which will now enable the county governments to come forward. Let them endeavour to separate politics from administration. We wish to see that our county governments work harder to take our country to the next level in terms of development. With those many remarks, I beg to support."
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