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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question of appointments is cited here on the section on prisons. That actually comes in the wake of the need for us, as hon. Members, to embrace the totality of reforms in all sectors; in local authorities, in prisons, in the Government and in Parliament, so that there is accountability and a vetting process that actually brings out the best. There is also the question of the quality of leaders particularly at the civic level. We should face this boldly. Even as we focus on Parliament, we should also set minimum qualifications for one to be a councillor. I worked for four years as the Chairman of the Nairobi Water Company. I know the challenge councils face one problem that depletes the potential, and adequacy that is necessary to account for public resource is the failure to scrutinise details. This is to the extent that councillors may attend full council meetings or be chairpersons of key departments, but fail to contribute, scrutinise or recommend matters of governance that will be needed to make the local authorities perform."
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