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"content": "Thirdly, if, indeed, the two levels of government are comparable, then there is no God given reason whatsoever why there is a new government led by a governor who depends on his senior officers from a previous government. When a new president is elected, he appoints his new cabinet, cabinet secretaries, and chairmen, among other baskets of appointments. At the same time, he must make sure that the public service commission appoints competent people in the public service without directing them because the public service commission is established by law. Madam Temporary Speaker, in like manner, in the County Governments Act, there is established public service board. In the event that a governor interferes with the functions of the public service board, the board can, individually or in their collective national body, petition this Senate for action. Therefore, rather than wait for a petition from county public service boards nationally, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has taken the necessary initiative to establish a law which will make sure that the public service boards in counties, perform their functions according to the Constitution and the law. What Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo is proposing should not in any way threaten either the sub-county, ward or village administrators who are yet to be appointed. I know that the sub-county and ward administrators are there, but the Bill states clearly that if they are qualified, they will be reappointed by the county public service board. Madam Temporary Speaker, they were appointed as cronies under dubious circumstances. Of course, when they apply for those jobs, those details will be revealed and they will compete fairly with those candidates that have applied. However, they must be ready to renew their mandate based on their performance and competence. Therefore, the rumour going around that we, Senators, want to deprive county, sub-county and ward administrators their right, is incorrect. We just want to make sure that they are appointed according to law through the public service boards. If they are, indeed, competent, they can serve under a new government given the fact that they have gone through the mill of the county public service boards. Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has brought in a very important factor in this Bill which is not well explained or articulated in the County Governments Act: To make a difference in terms of qualifications between the village administrators, ward administrators and the sub-county administrators. If you have a sub-county administrator who never went beyond Form Four, and a village administrator who, not only went beyond Form Four, but has a diploma; how will the village administrator take directions from the sub-county administrator? A sub-county administrator is of a much higher position than a village administrator. That is like saying that a District Officer (DO) should have the same qualification as a sub- chief. That does not happen in the Civil Service. The qualifications among the civil servants are very different depending on their rank and the functions that they perform. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has stated the qualifications of the officials at the county level depending on their level of responsibility in the county and the size of the unit that they administer. I, therefore, fully support Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo’s proposal to specify clearly the qualifications of these officials from the village to the sub-county administration. 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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