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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Gichigi",
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        "legal_name": "Samuel Kamunye Gichigi",
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    "content": "I also propose that there should be an amendment to Clause 11 to indicate the groups that should participate when it comes to complaints. It covers several groups but omits the category of people living with disabilities. The truth is that while the Constitution has clearly said that this segment of the society should be considered in all aspects, most of us, the society and the Government, have been paying lip service to them. If you go to the county governments, you will find that they do not employ these people. If you look at the Budget, out of over four million people living with disability in this country - serious and severe disabilities - we are only targeting about 27,000 individuals. I would want this law to be used to help this particular part of society. I am happy that there is an attempt in Clause 10 to say that when it comes to promotion, people living with disabilities are going to be given some affirmative action; when it comes to qualifications, theirs will be relooked at. This is a good clause; I am happy that it is in the Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we come to what is happening currently in the Civil Service, there is a lot of wastage. There is no doubt about that, yet we keep on dealing with this issue. I am hoping that this proposed law is going to deal with this, because it is not only talking of expeditious action on the part of the civil servant, but of the fact that he should not waste time. Also when it comes to utilisation of public funds, we need to ensure that we get value for every shilling that is spent. This is because in situations where projects would ordinarily cost say Kshs1 million they end up costing about Kshs 5 million. I am hoping that we will strengthen this proposal, so that it deals with that particular issue. The other thing is, looking at the money that is earned by civil servants, especially the ones who deal with development issues. It is very sad that every time you review the Budget, or its implementation, the Development Vote is poorly absorbed or used. What is happening is that civil servants are earning salaries for purposes of coming up with development projects, but money keeps on going back to the Treasury, because they have not utilised it. So, in a way, such public servants are obtaining money by false pretences, because they are getting paid to do a job which they do not do. So, we need to agree on performance contracts; if you do not use money that has been given to you to implement a project and it goes back to Treasury, then you need to also get a smaller compensation in terms of salary. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I wind up, I am happy that at least for once we have a Bill that we can comfortably forward to the Senate, so that our brothers, probably, get some job to do and stop complaining. Finally, a copy of this Bill once it is enacted needs to be given to all public servants, so that it becomes some sort of sermon to them. I support subject to the amendments I have proposed."
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