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    "content": "If the sponsor of the Bill could bring an amendment that will retain employees who are disabled, I may be convinced to support. As it is, I must protect the interests of marginalized groups who are employed as ward and sub-county administrators. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I oppose this Bill because instead of pegging the appointment of county government workers to public service, it pegs it on the political environment. This is unhealthy when it comes to service delivery. The route that we want to take will not help devolution to grow, because administration is different from politics. If we send home people every end of the five-year term, it will be like closing service delivery from the people. It will take time for other people to be recruited and understand the running of county governments. I support the idea of improving the academic qualifications of administrators. However, we should not introduce challenges so as to sort out other challenges. We should amend the section that deals with academic qualifications, but not overhaul the whole administration which is the backbone of devolution right from the grassroots up to the county level. How will we deal with administrators who are employed and pensionable? We do not need to bring problems into people’s lives simply because we are in power. We must protect the people we are leading. These are our voters and we must protect their interests. I oppose the Bill."
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