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    "id": 511903,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ndiema",
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        "legal_name": "Henry Tiole Ndiema",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I support this Bill that seeks to reinforce values and principles in the public service. As I support it, I must say it is a bit late; it should have come right at the beginning of the implementation of the Constitution when counties were being established. This is because where we are now, there are so many issues that have arisen that bring to question the values and principles of officials in the county governments. Nonetheless, it is important that we have these values because they, not only impact on behaviour, character and so on, and so forth, but they impact on civil service productivity. It is not just a question of being fair, but these values that are being reinforced will ensure that our public service is productive. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, some of the issues being raised here are not new. Some of them were there in the Civil Service Code of Regulations, but overtime, they have been watered down. I recall that during the early 1960s and 1970s, the civil servants of those days were more disciplined and observed ethics than the current ones. For instance, when it came to issues of correspondence, public complaints or issues of public 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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