{"id":592636,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/592636/?format=json","text_counter":179,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ganya","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":18,"legal_name":"Francis Chachu Ganya","slug":"francis-ganya"},"content":"I think I need to give more clarity on this to my colleagues. The duty of the Board is to give technical advice to the CS, and that is appreciated. The problem is that this amendment suggests that there is supposed to be negotiation and an agreement. It does not say what happens if they fail to reach a consensus on that agreement. In that sense, it is problematic. We felt that they should give the necessary guidance to the CS, but the final executive authority rests with the CS. That is true for any Government in this world. On that basis, we felt that the role of the Board should just stop at the stage of technical guidance and advice. However, somebody has to make a decision and in this case, if they fail to agree, then basically, there is nobody who has the mandate to make a decision. That is why we felt that there was a problem and that is why we disagreed with the Senate as a Committee."}