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    "id": 1376031,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1376031/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mwingi West, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Charles Nguna",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to add my voice to this Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill that has been brought by Hon. Benjamin Mwangi. I thank him for bringing this Bill to the Floor of the House. I always believe that you should stay young at heart, kind in spirit and enjoy retirement by living happily. At the outset, I support the retirement age of 60 years. If you look at the developed countries, they have set their retirement age between 60 and 65 years. I am fully in support because most of the time, I have been quite disappointed when seeing people who are over 70 years in public offices doing a lot of work with their tired minds and bodies and yet, the young and energetic people are still loitering in the streets looking for employment. This should be supported by everybody because the Bill itself is going to bring discipline in the management of human resources in the public sector. The other issue which has been raised in the audit committees, and I am lucky to be in one of them, is the issue of a person acting for too long. One case is the member of the NG- CDF Board who had acted for nine years. That person cannot effectively discharge his duties if he has been kept waiting to be confirmed. By doing so, we are going to ensure we have a proper succession plan by bringing in sanity in terms of the number of months a person is supposed to act. So many civil servants end up acting and even getting remuneration. But I would like to beseech Members of Parliament to amend a clause where it says: “Failure to comply with this provision will result in the officer not earning any acting allowances”. What if the person is still serving and does not have the capacity or authority to appoint himself or herself automatically to the position? I wish we can say that the person is deemed to have been permanently employed if he or she has been acting for more than six months. That thing needs to be looked into. There is nothing much to belabour on this. I support the 60 years retirement age. Let us not only look at the jobs. Even the President’s appointments should be anchored on this. That anybody who has attained this age should just go home, rest and live peacefully. With those few remarks, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support the Bill. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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