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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations concerning the recent revelations by the Auditor-General and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) regarding entrenched ethnic exclusion and the marginalization of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs,) within county assemblies, in blatant violation of constitutional and statutory mandates on inclusivity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Auditor General’s Report and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission’s (NCIC) Ethnic and Diversity Audit of the County Public Service 2023 revealed that 34 counties, that is about 72 per cent of counties, have violated Section 65. That is, of the County Government Act, 2012 by over-representing dominant ethnic groups in their workforce. This has resulted in the migration of minority communities such as the El Molo, the Daasanach, the Pokomo, as well as a systematic failure to meet the constitutional requirement of allocating at least five percent of public appointments to persons with disabilities. These violations not only undermine constitutional principles of inclusivity, equality, and non-discrimination, but also erode the core objectives of devolution, threatening national utility, unity and cohesion. In the Statement, Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Cohesion should address the following- (1) Explain the role of County Public Service Boards (CPSB) and county assembly boards in contributing to these disparities and specify any measures they have taken, if any, to address and rectify this imbalance in public service employment. (2) Outline the specific actions undertaken by oversight bodies, particularly Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and NCIC to address these violations and enforce compliance with diversity and inclusion. (3) Clarify whether there are any ongoing or planned policy and legislative interventions aimed at eliminating ethnic patronage in the county employment and enforcing the five percent employment quota for People with Disabilities (PWDs) and 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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