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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abass",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Abass Sheikh Mohamed",
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    "content": "The Committee received the written response on 24th August, 2023. Upon consideration of the response, the Committee made various observations and recommendations, which are set out in Chapter Four and Five of this Report, respectively. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in summary, the Committee recommended on the Petition as follows- (1) The subject matter in the Petition was canvassed in court where the suit was dismissed. The petitioners failed to follow through with the appeal. Further, prior to the hearing of the case- E&LRC Cause 264 of 2017, Joseph Gitonga Wachira & 41 others V CGN & 2 others (2020) eKLR, mediation efforts between the parties who included the petitioners, Nyeri County Government and the Nyeri County Public Service Board had failed. The Committee finds that the petitioners had not exhausted the court process to address their grievances. Therefore, the Committee finds prayers of the petitioners to the Senate not merited. However, the petitioners may consider further engaging with the Nyeri County Government and the Nyeri County Public Service Board through Alternative Dispute Resolutions Mechanisms to conclusively deal with the matter. (2) The Inter-Governmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC) who took over the functions of the TA, Council of Governors (CoG) and the County Public Service Board National Consultative Forum should engage with a view of determining and resolving issues of the status of the grant instructors. A report on the resolutions should be submitted to the Senate within 90 days upon the adoption of this Report by the House. (3) IGRTC and the COG should submit a report to the Senate on the employment status of other employees seconded to the county governments at the onset of devolution among them Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers, Technical and Vocational Education and Training teachers, Community Health Volunteers (CHV), among others. (4) IGRTC should conduct an audit on the status of the transfer of functions under the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution and submit a report to the Committee. This should highlight the status of the youth polytechnic function, which is the main issue in the Petition, hence guiding on the measures to be taken to resolve this and other related issues. Mr. Speaker Sir, may I take this opportunity to commend the Members of the Committee for their devotion. I also wish to thank the Offices of the Speaker and the Clerk of the Senate for the support. It is, therefore, my pleasant duty, pursuant to Standing Order No. 228 (4) (a), to present the report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on its consideration of a Petition concerning lack of implementation of a resolution to absorb the contracted instructors under the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) by the County Government of Nyeri."
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