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    "id": 1381759,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I say this, I know Sen. Onyonka gets fired up because of the challenges in Kisii County. However, in the fullness of time, as we inculcate and indoctrinate these principles into people, we would want to see professional public service in Meru County where you come from. I would also like to challenge workers in the counties. When you serve in the office of the county governor, you are not serving an individual. I have seen situations where when governors are not re-elected or complete their term, some workers become sick and lose hope because they were serving an individual and not the county. I challenge county workers to serve county governments and not governors. That is how we will professionalize our public service and the public sector in general. Our courts should also be considerate before making rulings, especially on labour disputes. We have seen courts making determinations like the one about the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) staff who were hired. Such a matter should be reviewed since it has been overtaken by events because most of those young people have reported on duty. We need to collect more taxes to ensure that the Kenya Kwanza Government has sufficient revenue to transform this country. I urge courts to be sensitive when making decisions, especially concerning issues of labour disputes. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank your Office and other stakeholders, including the Member of the National Assembly, Hon. Rahim Dawood, who coincidentally comes from your county, with whom we co-sponsored this Bill. I challenge my colleagues from both majority and minority sides. Let us use the strategy of co-sponsoring. When you have a Bill here, look for a co-sponsor in the National Assembly. When a Bill comes from the National Assembly, work with our colleagues. In any way, we must work together for the betterment of Kenyans. We have worked on this Bill together with Hon. Dawood. Going into the future, let us embrace the idea of co- sponsoring Bills. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to reply and request that the putting of the question be deferred until a later date as per the Standing Orders. I thank you."
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