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    "content": "counties do not even have drafters. It is important to understand that the training we are looking at as the Senate is the training that will assist everyone within the county so that they are able to deliver what the citizens are waiting for. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is very sad that we sit here and talk about training and yet even ourselves would hate to go through the same. I urge our colleagues from the National Assembly and the Senate to retrain. There are many online programmes that one can do. Therefore, do one of them and get good papers so that when you are vetting a person, you have an understanding of various issues. Training enables you to understand how to deal with people. Training will enable one to understand despite the level of education. We have some who are very educated, but cannot understand people. Training is there to help us understand others and how to work with others in a team. As we build capacity at the county level, we must know that technology is there. We believe that they are supposed to use computers and other accessories. We had solutions at the national government that have been devolved and they also need to use that. They need the training to understand and learn how to use those solutions. The new Constitution brings in a new dispensation. Therefore, anyone who works in the public service must understand it. If they do not change their attitudes, even if we offer them training, it will be difficult for them to change. One of the challenges in the Government institutions is that there is a bad attitude. Someone comes in the morning with an attitude. If he feels like serving people that day, so be it. Apart from training, we also need to look at the remuneration of these people. We want to have a team that will work without complaining. Attitude is one issue that we must tackle. This is all over in our institutions. It has gone to our health sector where everybody works with an attitude. Even the jobs we thought were a calling for some people have really changed. Everybody is now looking at how they can get rich quickly. We are also doing very badly in terms of research at the university. If you want, for example, to integrate those who used to work at the county councils, you must find a way of changing their attitudes. I wish the governors would come up with a proposal to request those who have papers to present them and he amounts in-service training courses for them. There will be need to guide those who do not have papers and assist them accordingly. We, as the Senate, need to ask ourselves how we will ensure that there will be smooth handing and taking over in the county governments. Officers who are corrupt should not be taken on board. We do not want to devolve corruption at the county level. We need to bring on board a force that is working which does not bring in conflict. The process should ensure that workers will not sabotage county governments. It is time we looked at this very seriously before they start bringing up issues and taking each county to court. With regard to training, I urge county governments to look at the institutions within their counties. They should only recruit those who are qualified. The first priority when it comes to employment should be given to officers who have been working in those counties. No governor should be allowed to sack his officers and recruit new people. The Constitution does not allow them to do so. The Constitution says every Kenya has a right to work, education, water and shelter. Governors must integrate all workers within their counties. I beg to support."
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