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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mrs. Odhiambo- Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to indicate that if you look at Clause 32(1) which talks about transition of the existing commissioners. I would really have benefitted to know from the Minister how many commissioners are still serving and what their time limits are. We do not know whether their time was extended yesterday to evade the provisions of this Bill; we do not know if it will be extended between the process of the Third Reading and the Presidential Assent because then they will still be covered. To avoid such mischief, because some of us are not very confident with the way the Executive does its thing, the only security we have is when you have very clear pronouncement in law. Even if it is transition, we say it must be a term as is already being served, not a term that is extended. Legally, you can do it and, therefore, make nonsense of the Bill that you are passing. You can actually pass this and then extend their time tomorrow. By the time you extend their time tomorrow, they will be within legal limits, yet what we are trying to do is to reform the Public Service sector. We cannot reform it by having the same old people who are not yet vetted. Indeed, we were informed that I think the term of the Chair has already expired and yet he is representing the Commission in other areas. That puts the Commission in an awkward situation. Some of them are very able people, but things must be done properly."
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