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    "content": "management within our counties. Unfortunately, the CPSBs have not been given the space required to deliver on their mandate. On one hand, there is an executive that is hell- bent on ensuring that only people who sing to their tune get public appointments within the counties. On the other hand, we have got a county assembly that is obsessed with regional balance and the members want to ensure that people coming from their regions are the ones who get appointed. On the other hand, we have got the Transition Authority (TA). If you look at the staffing in our counties, even the governors have no control over the people who work there. This is because when we moved into devolution, unfortunately, we said that this was going to hold for only three years. Thank God, the three years are almost coming to a close. The TA sent some people to the counties. The argument back then, was that the counties did not have the capacity to run their affairs on their own. These officers were referred to as Interim Transition Teams. These included the county secretaries and the deputy county secretaries. There were former local authority staff and civil servants performing devolved functions, et cetera. The CPSBs never had the opportunity to discharge their mandate of managing human resources and appointing officers within these counties. After the three years lapse, I know that the TA has got a road map. Let us ensure that we allow the CPSBs to get officers who fit the profiles of the counties that they run. Madam Temporary Speaker, at this point, I want to give an example of a Member of a CPSB who attempted, in his small way, to do some of the things that this Bill will cure. As I speak, one Kenyan called Mr. Mathew Oseko, lies at Lee Funeral Home. He was the first Chairperson of the CPSB in Homa Bay County. He was a very prominent lawyer in Nairobi, a likeable, knowledgeable and firm Kenyan. He went to court yesterday in the morning. Unfortunately, he collapsed in court. He was rushed to hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. The late Matthew Oseko set a record in Homa Bay County. In August last year, he resigned as the chairman of the CPSB citing frustrations from the county executive, county assembly and general lack of adherence to laid down rules and regulations when it came to hiring and recruitment of public officers. May his soul rest in peace. He wrote a firm letter. When I looked at the content of the letter that he wrote to the county executive when he was announcing his resignation as the Chairman of the CPSB, the issues that he raised can be cured by this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, probably, this Bill came a little bit too late, as I have always said, better late than never. I know that where the late Matthew Oseko rests, he should rest easy knowing that we have started to take measures to ensure that governors in counties do not have unilateral power and authority to hire and fire. That has been the situation. We have seen a lot of nepotism and tribalism in our counties. There are certain counties that are fairly homogenous in ethnic composition. One might think that as a result, there is no discrimination on the basis of where an individual comes from. 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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