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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Maj-Gen Nkaissery",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Kasaine Ole Nkaissery",
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    "content": "Two, on the issue of police recruitment, it was a sham according to the complaints that have been received from many Kenyans. We want to suggest to the Police Commission that they should not cancel the recruitment of innocent citizens. They should deal with the people, the police and District Commissioners who received bribes. That is the only time we can stop this issue of corruption during recruitment. It is very important that we, as legitimate elected Members, pass this message to the Government - that you cannot cancel an innocent Kenyan opportunity because there was a corrupt police or administration officer. Thirdly, I am so glad that the Cabinet Secretaries will now come. It seems like hon. Members were the ones who were actually working and acting for the Government. If we resume next time, in the next session, it will now be upon the Government to actually answer the Members or Kenyans, through their elected leaders. That is also an achievement for this House. The other very important point is increasing the county funds. That has been a clamour. I want my colleagues to listen to this: We have given governors in the last financial year, 15 percent of the money from the National Government. You can hardly see any tangible development arising from that and yet now, they are demanding to be given 30 percent. When you look at the Controller of Budget Report for June, you will be amazed that almost 60 percent of the money given for development has been used for foreign and local travels by the county governments. This was meant to go down to develop. If we were to devolve money, we should devolve money to constituencies and wards. That is because you can see tangible development arising from the Constituency Development Fund. As I conclude - because I know quite a number of colleagues want to speak - I was a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Constitution. I want to say two things on the Floor of this House. We are first to implement the Constitution fully before we amend it. So, if there are grey areas in the Constitution, we have to first implement almost to the end of this year. If we are to amend the Constitution, or if we are to go for a referendum, we should not amend the Constitution piecemeal. We have to look at it in totality. I personally as hon. Maj-Gen Nkaissery was against the issue of one-third because it is going to give this country a problem. You can see it has given us a big problem. Take an example of the Senate. We have 20 Senators who cannot vote and it is the creature of the Constitution. We said that we want a parliamentary system; minority communities like the Maa community will never get leadership of this country because a majority of five communities can always combine themselves and win. If we are to amend this Constitution, let us first implement it, sit down and bring several questions as regard to the amendment of the Constitution. With those very many remarks, I beg to support."
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