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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kangema, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Kihungi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to support the Committee's Report and the Bill by Hon. Gathiru. In support, I want to state that the issue of retirement age has been misused a lot, especially on the part that says a person can get an extension after 60 years due to expertise. There are so many people who have misused that provision, and you find people going up to 65 years old because they are experts and have knowledge of the institution. The Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) or leaders of the institutions should always prepare for succession. This is an area that has been misused by the CEOs and heads of departments. We have to make it strict that after 60 years, everybody should retire. The issue of being in an acting capacity has been used mostly by the Cabinet Secretaries. If they want to control a parastatal, they ensure that the CEO is in an acting capacity. They act for two or three years, and are at the mercy of the Cabinet Secretary who seconded him or her to that institution as a CEO in an acting capacity. I support the recommendations by the Committee. The six months recommended by Hon. Gathiru might not be enough for the recruitment of a CEO. However, within a year, if there are litigations, there are chances of institutions not being able to recruit a substantive CEO or the other staff but, for succession, one year is enough. The recommendation by the Committee that we move from six months which was recommended by the Mover of this Bill to12 months would be extremely enough. If there are litigations or other issues, they would have been concluded in 12 months. I do not want to belabour this issue. I support the Bill."
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