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    "content": "village without going through those persons. So, it is like we have four levels of governance under one person where you will find that a person is a governor and he himself also does functions of a sub-county administrator, a ward administrator and a village administrator himself. I am talking of “himself” because we do not have any lady governor. My colleagues who are here will attest that you will notice that some of them were picked from different places. Some of them were nursery school teachers, but as long as they are very good at defending the life of one man at night and during the day, they are given the position. Secondly, every project that takes place at that level will never be sanctioned unless and until the governor tells him or her. That then means that we are dealing with a governor who is one person in many positions. I have called for functions, but at the moment, they hear that the Senator has organised something, first of all, they will make sure that the meeting is not allowed. I am using my own example as a case study. I want my colleague Senators to be very keen because if we must anchor devolution right, there are things that we must do right, however, painful they may be. When I arrive in my county, because I was also elected by the people, they take off. When they even see you greeting one of them, they are told that they will be sacked the following day in the morning. This practice has also extended to various places. Today, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o who was chairing the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) was surprised. We were given a document where the 47 CPSBs in the whole Republic have formed a forum to protect their lives and see how they can work. The Chairperson of the CPSB for Nairobi County is the Chairman of the forum. They have petitioned the High Court saying that they are not able to perform because the governors and their extension in the executives give them no room to consider merit. They cited that a governor will simply say; this is what we are dealing with. Even if a million people apply for a job, they are told who to pick without following what is supposed to be done. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is for that reason that I said that governors are not on a permanent and pensionable terms, just as Senators and the presidency of the Republic of Kenya are also not elected on a permanent and pensionable basis because elections are hold after every five years. Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) also serve a contract of five years and so do the Permanent Secretaries who are also at the will of the employer. They cannot go beyond five years unless they have some excess favour. Madam Temporary Speaker, a governor who has the power and choice to fix people to the positions of sub-county administrators, ward administrators and village administrators is on a contract himself for five years yet he has total influence on the choice of the people to be employed. Members, we come from different political arrangements in our counties. My brother from Kisii, Sen. Obure who was my boss when we were together at the Ministry of Public Works, can confirm whether anybody other than the person coming from the same political party and sometimes the clan of the boss could be employed. These positions should be available to everybody irrespective of their political affiliation, race, faith, age, gender and physical ability. 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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