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    "content": "As noted above, Nairobi City County Assembly Service Board (NCCASB), for instance, indicated that their reason for delaying in appointing the final member of the board is due to the fact that the first round of application did not attract women. They were forced to re-advertise. A total of 15 county assemblies of Kilifi, Garissa, Isiolo, Meru, Tharaka-Nithi, Machakos, Murang’a, West Pokot, Samburu, Baringo, Wajir, Marsabit, Tana River, Nyamira and Nairobi have no women in their county assembly boards while Kisumu and Siaya have two women. Nakuru, Kisumu and Kirinyaga counties have appointed women as their CASB chairpersons. That is by virtue of county assembly members appointing speakers who are women while the Clerk to the Elgeyo- Marakwet County Service Board is a woman. Another issue facing the board is that its composition is an even number making it difficult to make decisions should there be a tie. The Senate may also consider amending the membership of the board to add one more member so as to make it an odd number. In the alternative, the Speaker could be given a casting vote should there be a tie. On the last question on what action should be taken to address the anomalies, the TA is proposing amendments or regulations to the County Government Act to address the following:- (1) Provision for a time period within which the final member of the county service board should be appointed so as to ensure there is no inordinate delay in appointing the final member. (2) Establishment of the CASBs departments which will be making proposals to CPSBs. (3) Merging the two boards, the CASBs and the CPSBs to improve on objectivity. (4) Reconstituting the boards to include nominated Members who are women in order to meet the a third gender rule requirement. (5) The TA is proposing that the membership of the board be increased by one more person so as to ensure there is an odd number of members. This will facilitate decision making instead of a deadlock. Attached to this response are the necessary analysis and the data that I referred to in the body of my answer. I beg to table this answer to the House."
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