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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (",
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    "content": "Kibwezi West, MCCP): Thank you. To start with, the upshot of the proposed amendment is that, once the shortlisting of those who apply for jobs in any public entity is concluded, the list is sent to EACC for vetting. The Commission will give its opinion on every applicant, and then the public body shall continue the recruitment process. The opinion of the EACC shall inform their decision. This is a very good provision, but a very substantial one that should not be brought through the omnibus legislation. It needs to come as a stand-alone amendment to the Leadership and Integrity Act so that the public and this House have enough time to do justice to the proposed legislation. Secondly, before this House is another piece of legislation - the Conflict of Interest Bill – and the same provision is contained in it. For purposes of legislative harmony, the Committee thought to drop it and then deal with it substantially through the Conflict of Interest Bill. Those are the two reasons we propose to drop the amendment because, in practice, the same is happening. We also think it may present a practical challenge where everybody, including an assistant chief, is employed in Kisumu Town."
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