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"content": "be entering a house which does not have dents, the doors are broken, the toilet is leaking, and the taps are not working. So, we need to have serious Chief Executive Officers (CEOs), people who are going to be vetted, not just by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), not just a certificate of good conduct, but people who would even put their own property and are willing to put down a title deed that is going to stand as a lien . They are willing to deposit a cash bond in a bank, that, if money is misappropriated, that Fund can access the security bond immediately to recover the amount lost. That way, we will have people who are serious about the jobs they are given. If possible, serious jail terms should be discussed on these people who are taking responsibility, the administrator and the entire structure. I am urging the Members of the County Assemblies to take time, because there is a way that we can enrich this law. Let us not say, excellent, we now are creating a fund that will help us to survive when we get out of office, and then we leave it there. You will be the first person who would be crying in the streets if you go there and you find your money has been eaten and the person is still sitting there, there is no fund, or they deliberately misinvested. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, billions of shillings will be raised through this Fund. We need to have duty of care which must be exercised at a very high level. We do not get to hear that they have put all the money that they are collecting in some long-term investment hence when the money is required to start sorting out the people who need it, the retirees, they are told that there is no money to give to them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I second this Bill, I would like to tell Members of the County Assemblies that we are passing this law for you. I know some of the 47 Speakers and MCAs are listening to me. We are passing this law because for many years, every time since I was elected here as a Member of the Senate, we have seen a lot of delegations from County Assemblies, people discussing the point that when we finish here, what happens to us? Now the law is with you. Do not sit there and the law is passed and it is not satisfactory, and then you are the first person to complain. I am asking that this law be improved so that it can encompass Information Technology (IT) in it, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a lot of payments nowadays are done through M- Pesa and bank transfers. Many of the MCAs would be able to transact easily if these provisions are made inside here so that you do not have to come all the way from Tana River County to collect your pension in Nairobi. This Fund will be operationalized from Nairobi for all the 47 counties. So, you do not want a law that allows for you to travel, if you are from Garissa or Isiolo counties, all the way to Nairobi just to come and collect a few shillings. So, this law, I believe, if it is improved, will serve the purpose for which it was created. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I come to conclude my submissions, I want to state that when you look at the provisions which are at the end of this Bill that we are creating, these are called the saving and transition provision. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is proposing that Members and staff of county assemblies who are members of the Local Authorities Provident (LAP) Fund and the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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