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    "speaker_name": "Siaya CWR, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Christine Ombaka",
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        "legal_name": "Christine Oduor Ombaka",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I have been reading this Bill, and as many of us have observed, it is very scanty, but still there is something to say about it. The chairman who will be the chair of the county public service board must have qualifications and this is a degree, which to me is okay and very good. Many boards have chairmen who are degree holders. So, this is obvious and acceptable. It is also important to notice the challenge I have observed, which is having 10 years’ experience. I am looking at young people today, they get jobs, but only for three years renewable sometimes. How will they have 10 years so as to occupy positions such as this one when they are only employed for three years? It becomes a challenge and we need to think about reducing it to perhaps five years, so that we can have young people occupying some of these positions. I am very impressed with the fact that the Bill also addresses the issue of gender equity and equality, but it must add many more like ethnicity. We are an ethnic society and many jobs today do not take care of this bit. If it is not within the law, nobody will follow. They will just employ people based on gender and will not care about regional balance, ethnicity or minority. This must be identified and indicated in the Bill, so that it becomes a law that will be observed by governors who will be appointing the boards. I also think some things are missing out like people living with disabilities, minority groups and regional balancing, so that nobody feels left out in the appointments. I looked at the secretary, and although this is not part of the main issue, we still need that qualification of a degree holder. We need the secretary of the board to be a degree holder because this is the CEO of the board. He will be employing graduates, so what about him? This is not indicated in the Bill. This is missing and it should be an area of focus. I do not have much contribution in this area, but I want to highlight the fact that it is a good Bill in the sense that it is streamlining how the board will function and who will be employed. There is a lot of favouritism in appointments and they tend to have their own people most of the times. It has been a very disappointing experience. All the nine years, almost going to 10 years, counties still have challenges with employment. Once this is done, we are sure that the governor will not appoint his people, some of whom have no qualifications. The qualification is 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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