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    "content": "FORD-K): Thank you very much for this opportunity. At the onset, I support this Bill. First and foremost, all Members of this House have seen a number of things. Firstly, we have had the position of chief administrative secretaries since Independence. We have had assistant ministers assigned duties by cabinet ministers because a cabinet minister could not be available all through. Apart from permanent secretaries, assistant ministers used to perform duties on behalf of cabinet ministers. Therefore, this is not new. Maybe, the only mistake is that His Excellency the President appointed more chief administrative secretaries than the existing cabinet secretaries. Otherwise, chief administrative secretaries are equivalent to assistant ministers in the previous dispensation. We have had this before. Whatever we are doing here is to have efficiency in running Government. They are there because we want efficiency in running Government institutions. Secondly, there is no way you can say that people have been appointed because they did not go through the elections. Some did not go through the elections, which is still okay. However, I am sure that the method that His Excellency the President will use to appoint the chief administrative secretaries will result in people who know the work and can work on behalf of Kenyans. It is wrong for us to start making noise. These are positions which have existed before. An example is the Head of the Public Service. You and I know that these positions have been there. Only a person who does not know what happens in Government can say that this is a political appointment. For example, the Office of Head of Public Service has been there. We want an efficiently run Government in this country. The only amendment we may do is to create a position of the Custodian of the Public Seal. Much as I support it, we will amend the Bill during the Committee of the whole House to introduce that office because some people are saying that only a lawyer can be the custodian of the Public Seal. The Head of Public Service may not necessarily be a lawyer. Therefore, the Attorney-General may still have to hold the Public Seal. We will do some of these things during the Committee of the whole House. Without wasting time and making noise, we are making the running of this country efficient. We are not creating this just for the sake of it. We may have some amendments during the Committee of the whole House, which is acceptable, and we move on. Thank you very much. I support this Bill."
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