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    "id": 392040,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Hargura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Godana Hargura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I would also like to thank the Mover of this Motion. I support the Motion with some amendments because the initial Motion would have left a lot of burden on the county governments. However, we now have an exit where the national Government has some ways of disposing of those who will not be absorbed by the county governments. I would like to follow up on what some Senators have contributed with regard to the TA. We are giving this job to the TA which may not be there to do the work. First, the TA should be protected for it to do its job. We already have problems in some counties. For instance, the TA staff that was seconded is already being replaced in some counties. The seconded staff is being replaced by governors. I am not sure what the TA will use to carry out this important activity of auditing local authority staff. The budget of the TA may not allow it to do this work. They have been given Kshs500 million which will not be enough for them to carry out any activities outside their offices. We need to come up with a way of ensuring that the TA will be there to carry out this work. This is an important activity because, currently, in my county, there is a lot of information being circulated in the social media with regard to the way employment of staff by governors is done. People are saying that it is not being done fairly. Once an audit has been done, we will have a clear picture of it. We should know about the communities represented in the former local authority’s staff that has been taken up by the county governments. We should know the balance in terms of the employees who have not been absorbed by the county governments. This is very important, especially in my county, where people are very sensitive on who gets what. This exercise by the TA will go a long way in ensuring that Kenyans do not lose their rights because of being laid off. The amendment says that this has to be done in a procedural way. The amendment says that the Government needs to take care of their retirement benefits because these are Kenyans who have been serving this country and who have dedicated their time to work in the local authorities. Just like any other Kenyan, they have rendered The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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