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    "id": 1585549,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " We then had the Transitional Authority. We still have the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee in this House. This Committee needed to continuously work because, with devolution, we devolved without first setting up the structures. I recall the debate before devolution, just after the Constitution had been passed, was that there was a need to establish some structures for the counties so that as they came into being, they would have rudimentary structures with which to start operations. We did not do that. We only considered the loss, and the Transition Authority did not examine the administrative element. That is what has brought us here. We now talk very much about runaway corruption in the counties. What do you expect to happen when you give out a lot of money without financial structures to support it? Unless you are an angel, you will use that money the way you want. I am happy that we are beginning to see that these are major structural gaps. Apart from the financial issue, the human resource issue also needs to be addressed. Let me talk about the issue of health that I am conversant with. Again, what we are dealing with is a lack of structures to deal with human resources. We had the Public Service Commission (PSC). We then established the County Public Service Board (CPSB), but there is no direct link between them. There are workers, for example, in the health sector, who recognise themselves as the same cadres wherever they are. However, there is no uniform way of handling it from county to county. Again, that is a major gap in the human resource management. I think the procurement sector is also suffering the same way. Therefore, Hon. Temporary Speaker, I support this because, for once, we are taking a serious look at the financial structures that are needed in the counties. This Bill brings in what we needed to have done immediately after we had the Constitution in place or even before we had it. In fact, it was suggested, but enthusiastic people shot it down. Maybe they saw ahead and gave themselves room to use this money. We are now putting it in the Bill. This Bill is good because it gives autonomy to the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs), which is the most glaring issue, although it is looking at all the other areas. Look at the issues of the autonomy of the assemblies. How can you oversee a person who is financing you? Structurally, it is not workable. That structure will just incapacitate you. There have been The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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