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    "id": 1091384,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal",
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    "content": "country through their unions, associations and various authorities see themselves as one, while the county government are seeing them as just a Laikipia problem. Since the law supports these structures, they can legally mobilise for a problem that is one county to affect the whole country and we always see this. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is a provision in the County Governments Act that where you have such an issue, we can seek the guidance of the Public Service Commission (PSC). I think that has not worked very well. As I said, an example is when the health workers in Laikipia and Kirinyaga went on strike. They went to court and appealed to the PSC which ruled in their favour. However, both county governments flatly refused to go by the guidance that was given. We ask ourselves why we have laws that we do not obey. The result has been the chaos that we have seen in the health sector. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I think there is need to strengthen the County Public Service Boards (CPSB). So, I support the proposal in the Bill that the Chairman of the CPSB be somebody with expertise, competent and well qualified with a degree in Human Resource Management. Of all the amendments proposed, this is extremely important because with that experience and the other board members, those requirements that have been put in place will make it possible for the CPSBs to navigate the complexities of a human resource at the county level in relation to structures that still control the human resource which are nationally based and supported by law. So, unless we look at that area, we will continue to have these problems at the county level. People may think that this problem is only in the health sector, but the truth is, it is in all other sectors. It is just because there is not much noise that goes on if people in other sectors are not working properly. With that, I support the Bill. Let us ensure that the Chair of the board is well qualified, has appropriate training and experience in Human Resource Management. I support."
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