Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 673749,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/673749/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 616,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong’era",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13117,
        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
        "slug": "janet-ongera"
    },
    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity so that I may also contribute to this Bill. Let me start from the outset by saying that I rise to oppose this Bill. I want to oppose it very strongly on the basis that I feel that the timing of this Bill is ill conceived and very mischievous at this time, particularly when we know that there are a number of distinguished honourable Senators in this House who would like to be governors. Has this Bill been brought so that these Senators may create jobs so that they can also give their people? I know that quite a number of these Senators are going to become governors, but this is not the way to go about it. Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to oppose the main object of this Bill and that is Sections 50, 51 and 52 which wants to send some people home, particularly sub-county administrators, ward administrators and village administrators. These are public servants who were appointed on the basis of merit. They have not been appointed on the basis of political gerrymandering. They have been appointed by a competent public service. I want to remind the Mover of this Bill that governors do not, in the County Governments Act or the Constitution, appoint any employee. It is the County Public Service Board that appoints. Madam Temporary Speaker, I feel that this is ill conceived. Is the Mover trying to tell us, for example, when the President appoints civil servants, when the term of the President ends, will all these civil servants in the national Government go home? We need to create stability in this country. We need to create a system of employment. If there is a problem on how these officers are employed, talk about amendments to the law that can ensure that the manner in which the recruitment and appointment of civil servants is done is fair and equitable. The law should ensure that the appointment of public servants is streamlined with regard to public participation, diversity of communities, inclusion of all clans or 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"
}