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    "id": 1127039,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyatike, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Tom Odege",
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        "legal_name": "Tom Mboya Odege",
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    "content": "in this country but I stand here as the Member of Parliament for Nyatike. I talk on behalf of the people I represent. The money we are talking about is for the people of Kenya. We are now crying aloud that this money is not doing a tangible job for our people and we want to see real development. I was interrupted when I was talking about the issue of centralising the issues of Human Resource (HR) in the county governments. There is nothing to be desired in how we handle HR issues in the counties. We cannot have counties where employment is not tied to service needs. We also should not have a situation where employment cannot be measurable. When you see the kind of employment currently happening in the counties, no one can get employed in the county if they are not known by those who are in charge down there. Look at all the governors and county assemblies around. All new employees are relatives of the governors. From the experience I got from the union, I would say that if we centralise HR issues in the country at one level – even if it is at the Council of Governors level or at the National Government level – it will ensure fairness for those who compete for jobs. It will also ensure fairness when it comes to award of salaries. At the moment, when you go to the counties, you will find somebody who is just three years from university earning more than someone who did the same course in the university and has been in public service for over ten years because there are no clear structures of engagement on how we recruit people in the counties. Experience is put aside; interest is put ahead. I support that the money should go to the counties but we should allow the relevant agencies to follow up on the appropriation of this money so those who interfere with it can be held to account. With those remarks, I support."
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