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    "content": "tongue in some counties. This was not the objective of devolution. Some counties have not observed what was agreed on, for example, consideration of all ethnic groups, gender and minority groups in the county appointments. We also have parastatals and heard what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale talked about, although he went overboard. He did not appreciate the appointment of some people by the President this week. Public officers must be bound by the code of ethics. When an officer is employed, he or she must sign against certain values, but amazingly, some of them do not do so. You will find that some officers are rebellious against workers from other ethnic communities. It is indicated also under Clause 6(1) that a public officer shall use public resources in an efficient, effective and economic manner. You find the type of luxury and loose expenditure that is expedited in some of the units being run by public officers, who have not read values and principles of the public service. Today, it is very sad that when you go to some counties, nearly everybody working and sitting in an office has a Prado which has a high ground clearance. It is not a motorbike or small vehicles that we know. It is a vehicle with the highest ground clearance that you can get in the land, yet the roads do not exist. Have you visited Elgeyo Marakwet of late, where roads are terribly challenging and you get a huge car negotiating the rough terrains? In my neighborhood, Turkana, I saw a brand new Mercedes. I do not know how it arrived in Lodwar from Nairobi because of the bad roads. These are the things that are now being seen in the name of resources for the county government, yet these are public resources being administered by a public officer working, under the public service whose values and principles are not what I am explaining. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 6(2) says that if a public officer that fails to do so, there are ways in which they can be dealt with and they are stipulated clearly. Clause 7(1) says that:- “The public service shall ensure that public services are provided promptly effectively, impartially and equitably.” If you visit some of the hospitals, schools and other places where services are required, you will be amazed at the laxity with which some of our officers are serving people; that in a hospital, you find that a nurse or an officer seated and instead of serving you, they talk to you rudely. Sometimes they tell you that the drugs are not available and you have to buy them from the nearest chemist. In most cases, that chemist belongs to a relative, a friend or themselves. These are some of the values that are not required in the public service, but you find some officers still practice them. Clause 7 (4) states:- “That the provision of public service is ineffective if- (a) There is unreasonable loss (a) Public complaints against public officers are made regarding the provision of public service (c)Public grievances against a public institution are made regarding the quality of its services. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, some people complain, but instead of the officers taking them positively they start harassing the complainants and the people that have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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