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    "id": 1375853,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "not count our children. He is my neighbour and I wish him well as he endeavours to become a governor. The upshot of what I am saying is that the public service must be reflective. Kenyans normally say so and so has not been employed because they do not come from a certain region. The Constitution is clear on values and principles of public service that men, women, PwDs and ethnic groups must be reflective in any organisation. I am saying that knowing that--- A number of us know that Sen. Ogola served as a County Executive Committee Member (CECM) in Homa Bay County. They know that the biggest challenge is not the law but the culture. We must comply with the law. That is important in this country. If we comply with the provisions of values and principles of public service, we do not need to call a press conference to say why Community “Y” is more than Community “X” or why Community “Z” is more than Community “A”. The values and principles of public service in all levels of government, both national and county, are captured well in the Constitution. Even if you come from Bomet and think that Bomet is homogeneous, the NCIC Act is clear that 30 per cent must be non-locals. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this has been a challenge. When a man from your place, say, Kaplelartet or Kapletundo, marries a lady from Tala or Kathonzweni, I do not know whether if that reflects 30 per cent when that lady is hired by Bomet County Government. When somebody in Sirwa in Nandi Hills Sub-County marries a lady from Sigowet-Soin or Luanda in Western Kenya and that lady is hired by the County Government of Nandi, is it part of the 30 per cent? We need clarity on that. These values are important. Even as we allocate resources, counties should ensure that there is value for our resources. In Nandi County, out of many billions of shillings, more than 60 per cent of the budget goes to human resource. We also have---"
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