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    "id": 1381787,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1381787/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) are being told: Get me 50 people per ward. These people are supposed to clean drainages, but they accompany governors to funerals and weddings. If a Senator like Sen. M. Kajwang’ tries to say anything or disagree with the county governor of Homa Bay, they are quickly escorted out of the function by these young men. Those are the people that are gobbling up more than 50 per cent. I am told there is one called the Green Army in Sen. Sifuna’s County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am told they all originate from the famous ‘men in black’ from Sen. Sifuna’s party. That is where the inspiration came from. So, many governors have learnt this. Nonetheless, we need to have that conversation so that we go through item by item on who these people are and what is the necessity. An institution must have an optimum establishment. This is because there are many officers that we find in our county government offices, whose duties are not properly defined. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is the duty of that county governor to rationalize their personnel. They should make a bold decision and discontinue to hire in a particular department. We can transfer or even encourage staffers to go back to school and learn new professions, so that they can get better employment opportunities in the county. That is a conversation that we need to have, Sen. M. Kajwang’ and us entirely. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those very many remarks, I beg to second this Bill. I thank you."
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