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    "id": 1130454,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to commend the Committee on Labor and Social Welfare led by Sen Sakaja. One of the biggest threats to the functionality of devolved units is how to handle the staff. I remember the County Government of Nandi yesterday met the Nandi workforce and, therefore, the argument is as has been used to contract. I know the Committee on Labor and Social Welfare should advise the Senate and county governments on how they can manage the issue of workforce. As we talk, most of the workforce across the counties including mine is beyond the 35 percent that is recommended under the Public Finance Management Act and other related legislation. Many of us who would want to be governors in future, including the Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Social Welfare, Sen. Sakaja. However, in the counties we should be very keen because what is eating resources is the recurrent expenditure that is paid through the workforce. We also have Sen. Kihika who wants to be the governor of Nakuru City County. When you see Nandi County Government‘s decision to extend by one year so that they insulate themselves from nomination that is coming up and general election that is coming up, we cannot use a stick and carrot in terms of running resources of the county. In the future, the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare must advise us on how to handle staff because most of the staff are either on contractual terms while others have not been paid. County governments even take three to six months without payments. For example, the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers are paid Kshs10,000 yet they are on permanent and pensionable terms. What can you do with Kshs10,000 in this economy? I congratulate the Committee and wish them well."
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