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    "id": 150163,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mudavadi",
    "speaker_title": "The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Wycliffe Musalia Mudavadi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I extend the term of councillors, I will make sure that I clean up the system, so that there are no excess councillors nominated anywhere. The problem we had earlier which is known to this House and part of the litigation process is what led to some confusion, and in some instances, you find that you had excess councilors. However, this is now being cleaned out. On the public officers, I did not appoint my friends. I wish I had an opportunity to have many friends nominated. The public officers’ names are proposed from different angles. This does not have to come from a political party. This is strictly at the discretion of the Minister. The law relating to the nomination of councillors does not affect public officers. The Minister can undertake consultations in many different ways and then he arrives at preposition and names that person. I also want to address myself to an issue which has been raised by hon. Imanyara which is very important. I want to say that the Bill we propose to bring forward is one that has really undergone a lot of consultations by various stakeholders over the years. In fact, the talk about amending the Local Government Act is not a new thing. It is something which has been on the table for a long time. Various organizations such as the Association of Local Government Authorities of Kenya (ALGAK) and many other institutions have made proposals. Therefore, the preposition we want to bring forward does not confine itself to nomination alone. It is a fairly broad and comprehensive proposal on amendments to that Act. I wish that when it comes forward, hon. Members look at it critically, so that we can refine it even more. This also takes into account, aspects about remuneration of councillors, the criteria for upgrading and creating local authorities in a more scientific approach or thorough approach rather than making it a political division at a platform. All these are issues that are properly incorporated in the proposals that we will be bringing forward. I am sure the House will look at them and enrich them further."
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