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    "content": "know, had a lot of incompetence. We very well know the manner in which the Ministry of Local Government in the past actually deployed staff, or even employed them. They had actually recycled most of what we know as ‘clerks’ to the then existing local authorities. What characterized most of those local authorities was the fact that they had a bloated number of staff that cannot currently be absorbed by the newly formed county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this particular Motion is, therefore, very important and very timely. If the TA can take into account the existing human resource capacity with various skills, I think it will be very useful in terms of determining how this will be finalized. Just to give you an example of what is currently happening in Wajir, we have 103 workers of the then Wajir County Council. Out of the 103, only about 10 per cent have had formal training beyond their Form Four education qualification or even primary education qualification, in some instances. This is a clear indication that the county government cannot clearly absorb all these people, particularly those who may not have the kind of key competencies that are required to deliver what county governments are expected to deliver. Therefore, planning appropriately and deploying these ladies and gentlemen in the right places will be key if we can get the actual data. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to comment on what Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki raised about dissolving of the TA. It is not right to actually disband or dissolve the TA at this time. I think the national Government is actually making a serious mistake if they go ahead and disband it. The TA cannot actually be replaced by an inter-governmental working committee at this stage. It is too early to do so. The TA will have to complete its work to the final conclusion, unless the national Government is actually trying to develop what they call the “Founder’s Syndrome.” The county governments actually contributed to the set up of the current Constitution. If they will have to deliver, they do not have to hold on to certain functions. It is important that we allow the TA to continue doing what it is doing to its final and logical conclusion. I only want to disagree a bit with the issue of bringing in or delocalizing staff. In certain sectors like education – where we delocalized staff in the regions where we come from – it has not helped much. I will only support the bit which says that we bring in skilled personnel where they are not available in these counties to reflect on diversity, unity and cohesion within the country. But in as far as possible, if staff with key competencies can be available in the counties, then we should employ those people straight away. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support."
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