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    "id": 392443,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/392443/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungai",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "James Kiarie Mungai",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to contribute to this very important Motion that has been moved by our Chief Whip. It has been very challenging to the employees that were inherited by the various county governments. This is basically because there is a feeling in our country that the moment there is change of guard anywhere, staff has to be moved whether they are working well or qualified to other places. In most cases, they are replaced by people who are not able to perform properly. So, it is very disheartening to see that most counties now, like the Mover of this Motion has said, have failed to raise the revenue that used to be raised by the defunct local authorities. This is mainly because, like Nakuru County, there was mass transfer of good workers who were in various municipalities and county councils. This brought a very bad beginning for the county government of Nakuru. The revenue that was lost because of that is astronomical. It is regrettable that in some instances people who wanted to pay land rates and other payments that were to be paid, were finding employees who do not understand what they were supposed to be doing. This has had a serious impact on even the popularity of the various county governments. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is worth noting that the employees that were working in those defunct county councils were employed by a government that was balancing ethnicity and many other issues that were affecting our nationhood. Today, Kenya is a country whose level of patriotism has gone down, because many people are looking for their tribesmen to employ. I believe that this is wrong. What Sen. Madzayo has said here concerning Kwale is something that is now being duplicated all over the country. In some of the instances, like in my county, mass transfers were being carried out and families separated. I had to intervene in cases where mothers were being 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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