Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 392465,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/392465/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 287,
    "type": "other",
    "speaker_name": "",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "Once the national Government absorbs the former employees or pays their benefits, the human resource capacity in the county governments should be build. I heard the TA say that they have trained the county assembly officers and the various groups and are creating awareness. They supplied us with a lot of materials and manuals for training which should be availed to the public out there. They are useful materials. The former employees and all other Kenyans that are not able to get those white collar jobs should be prepared to start businesses. They should be empowered in such a way that they can also have options. The package should also be attractive so that they may opt to get their benefits and start up their businesses. They could even be given priorities in the Uwezo Fund and in many other monetary incentives that have come up within the society which the national and county governments have brought so that they are able to stand on their feet, create more employment and move on with their lives. Once this is done, there will be no enemity and life will continue smoothly. A smooth transition is very important to us. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not know whether their voices have been heard. Perhaps, the Senate, through the relevant Committee, should seek audience with some of them or with their leadership so that they can discuss the way forward. These are some of the stakeholders meetings that I was talking about. Everybody should be brought together and given an opportunity to decide on their fate so that they do not feel that they have been condemned unheard. That way, we will bring harmony. Regarding the new employees of the county because they are still a resource, the way they were being managed, the style may be different, but the product is the same. You may find a society where people are living in harmony that they still consult the old people who were working in the local authorities and who have the expertise without necessarily working there. That way, they could also get something small as they are consulted for their efforts and support. This will make everybody happy and bring a sense of permanence. It does not mean that after every election or whoever employed them like the governor loses through a petition or death then the one who is coming in employs new people. We should have a proper and clear system and a framework which abides by the law and which is protected by the Constitution. The Bill of Rights is very important. Everyone has a right to all those opportunities as enshrined in the Constitution. No one should be denied because they were at the right place at the wrong time. Someone has decided that a new suit in the name of employment should be worn. Those who are there are not lesser Kenyans. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
}