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    "id": 1379708,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nairobi City County, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Esther Passaris",
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    "content": "The Government used to be celebrated for the kind of training that it offered to its employees. We have, however, seen a drop in that. That is why you see laxity when it comes to confirming people who are acting. This could be another way of breeding corruption, because if you want me to confirm you in an acting position, then you have to pay a price. We need to tie all these loopholes and make things mandatory. That is why I commend the Member for bringing this Bill. When it is mandatory, then we do not have all these loopholes where you scratch my back, I scratch yours, or you give me something and I make sure you are confirmed. I will bring a question on the number of people due for retirement. Are they still in service? What was the reason for the extension? How many people are in acting capacities and why are they still acting? This will help us see which public institutions do not adhere to the law and ensure they treat their employees humanely. Recently, we discussed the need to respect our elders as a society. People who are 60 years old are not useless to the society. They have a lot of wisdom. That is why we recently talked about the need to recognise wazee in the community and give them something. Maybe there would be room for us to ensure advisers come to ministries once in a while to interact, serve and contribute. Public participation does that, but they could have another platform. There is a lot of wisdom in experience. That is something that the young generation will not have immediately, but they will acquire. All in all, I support the amendments and look forward to us as a country becoming more sensitive to how we treat employees, becoming more sensitive to how we reward and celebrate those who have served in the interest of the public and dedicated their lives towards public service. Thank you, I support."
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