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    "speaker_name": "Dr. Eseli",
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        "legal_name": "David Eseli Simiyu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to thank all the hon. Members who have contributed to this Bill. The fact that most have recognised the importance of this Bill to the development of this country and the issue of the necessity for self-regulation within a legal framework of the human resource practitioners; the fact that skewed recruitment which might be involving nepotism, racism, tribalism, cronyism and so on might be mitigated by this Bill if it becomes an Act of Parliament, the practitioners will be able to identify such loopholes and actually discipline themselves. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, another thing is that if this Bill becomes an Act of Parliament, it will restore respect to the profession of human resource managers. It will also restore their dignity because for some time now, they have been blamed for very many ills that are happening in the profession, and which they might not have been party to. I agree with some of the suggestions especially from hon. Midiwo about the body being an independent one and which is essentially not drawing any money from public coffers. There will be no reason to subject them to either the Auditor-General or the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. They should be able to be allowed that leeway to determine it for themselves. We will be looking at that at the Committee Stage so that we can ensure that the institute’s independence is actually ensured. For tangible economic take off of the country, this framework is very necessary so that we are able to ensure that all human resource management aspects are taken care of, so that they are channeled towards the key issues of development of the country. We will also look at what hon. Millie Odhiambo has said about defining who human resource management professionals are, and also include the principles of human resource management. However, one aspect about sexual harassment and so on is also specifically put in the Bill. It is looked at critically if such an event arises."
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