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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Lesuuda",
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        "legal_name": "Naisula Lesuuda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion by the distinguished Senator, Sen. Wako. This is a timely Motion, but I will add a rejoinder, as Sen. Kagwe mentioned, that we hope that the Committee on Implementation will follow up on these Motions and ensure that they are implemented. I am happy that you are the Chair of this Committee. I know that you also know that it is important and timely. Just to pick up from what we said yesterday, each county should have its own strategic plan and ensure that in the next five years there are things we will look at and see how they have improved the lives of people and services. We may want to have the county strategic plans in place, but some of the people at the county level, do not have the skills, knowledge or competencies to ensure that they put in place some of the structures we are directing counties to have. It will be important for county personnel to be trained, as Sen. Beatrice said, about attitudes and leadership. Most people who have moved to the counties to serve in various positions are looking at this as an opportunity to get a job. They applied for jobs at the county level and they have now moved their laziness and everything back o the county. We keep on devolving some of the attributes and attitudes from the national level to the county level making them redundant. So, it would be very important to start on the right footing and note. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, some people who are now in the county governments and even some of us in leadership, were in other professions before, have confessed that this is the first time that they are finding themselves in a position where they have to serve. They are in the Government to understand the systems. I do not know whether or not they find them frustrating. But it is the first time that some of us are actually interacting with the processes of the Government, including budget making and such kinds of things. So, it would be very important for us and the county personnel to be taken through this training, so that they can familiarize themselves and also deliver. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one of the professions that I used to really admire before was that of diplomats. One of the things that I used to like about them is that every couple of months, they would be at the Kenya Institute of Administration (KIA). I know of a couple of attaches who are being trained at KIA. So, every other day, they are getting training for one thing or the other. After a couple of weeks, they would be back. It is something that I really used to admire. I think that it is important even for us to think about other professions, to continue getting this training once in a while and ensure that we enhance the jobs that they do."
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