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"content": "One other thing I found is that the County Public Service Board (CPSB) is not an independent institution, as it is supposed to be. Most of the boards are micromanaged and given instructions for employment, who to employ and who not to employ. I think this is a matter that we need to look into; the Constitution and the law that is available to the county public services, so that at least they can be given full independence and they can function independently and be free from the governor's influence. In my county, there are members of the land board tribunal and municipalities that were appointed in the last five years but up to today, they have not been paid their remunerations and sitting allowances. The time is over and they are having unpaid allowances, which is very unfortunate. These people are legally appointed, but the payment is not done according to the requirements. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, promotion and employment is at the discretion of the governors and the county governments. You will find that there are some staff that have been transferred from the national Government because of the devolved functions. Up to date, they are in the low-job groups compared to the people that have been employed by the counties. A young graduate who is employed by the county is in job Group R or Q, while the man who came from national Government service and has been transferred to the counties, is in job Group K and N, which is below the young graduates. Many disparities also need to be rectified. This House has to do something about it. Staff pensions and gratuities are being misused at the pleasure of the governors and their staff. Most of the staff do not get their pension to the respective statutory institutions and they also do not get their gratuity when the time limit is over. For some of them, even Pay-as-You-Earn (PAYE), loan and, National Social Security Fund (NSSF) deductions are not remitted. This is actually a matter that we need to discuss as a House, so that we can bring some order into the management of staff within the counties."
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