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    "id": 1086340,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Thank you. Hon. Speaker, the drafter of this Bill and the processing in the Senate is aiming to do two things. Section 58 defines clearly the Board and its composition. At Part C, it defines one of the critical Members of that Board, who is the County Secretary. That is a critical player in the county government. In the wisdom of this House, when this was done as part of actualising the Constitution, the Secretary to the Board was instituted. Indeed, in about all the Bills, we have created the position of Secretary to the Board. It is a requirement that, that person shall be a Certified Public Secretary of good professional standing nominated and appointed by the governor, with approval of the county assembly. That is the current law. There is a reason why we need a professional as the County Secretary - in fact, somebody of good standing who will be accountable to a Board that can discipline him or her. This Bill is attempting to remove that professional qualification by saying that a person does not require to be accepted to the County Service Board. The problem that county governments are having clearly shows that they require that person more than any other. The question is: Who is going to guide them on the law of meetings? Who is going to guide them on how to sort out some of the issues that they are having in their meetings? This is basically killing devolution and yet, the Senate is mandated to protect devolution! If the governor can appoint anyone without any 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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