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    "id": 500720,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "The country must have a system of managing public information and delineate limits through which public officers must observe before they can share information to the public to safeguard other interests and concerns and not merely to disclose any kind of information. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Article 9 of the Bill is also very important in keeping with Article 232. It requires accountability, not just of resources but even the actions and activities of public officers, in ensuring that they have a system of recording their activities and being accountable and responsible to the public and their supervisors for their respective activities. The system that is to be developed has also instituted the process of appointment, including promotions. It is well known where the Public Service in this country lost track. It is when the system of appointment, promotion and recognition even for merits was thrown away. This new legislation seeks to reinforce this as a critical ingredient in terms of recognizing and rewarding performance in the Public Service. I believe these are basically the performance drivers in the Public Service. If this Bill is enacted and implemented, it will, for the first time, make it obligatory for the Public Service to be service oriented and to recognize that the real beneficiary of the service is not the person giving the service but the recipient of the service; that is the Kenyan public. Therefore, it will be recognizing those who are good performers, giving reward based on that performance, promotion on the same basis and therefore encouraging competition in service delivery. It will encourage career and professional development along the same line of faithful and effective service to the country. The criterion of effective utilization of public resources has also been recognized. It is also important to appreciate when we talk about fairness in terms of ---"
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