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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to congratulate my colleague, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, who has sought far and wide in order to draft this Bill and bring it to the House. I support this Bill, not because I agree with what it states but because it gives us food for thought as far as the administrators at the counties are concerned. If anybody comes from a county such as mine, then they would quickly want to support this Bill in its entirety. In my county, the body that would be involved with the appointments, vetting and selection of individuals, which is the County Public Service Board, ceased to exist. This is the position in a number of counties in this country where the body which we mandated to appoint individuals to serve in various positions does not exist. We know that it is very easy for executive powers in the county to decimate the County Public Service Board by denying it funds. This is what has happened in many counties and it has led to what we consider as inappropriate or non-functional administrators of either sub-counties or wards. This is because those individuals are no longer being vetted or recruited competitively because the County Public Service Board does not exist. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I really appreciate and I will be part of this. As we continue to consider the positions of administrators, we should also consider the status of the CPSBs. For us to effectively ensure that the administrators at the counties are doing their work well, this is the point to start ensuring that they are very operational. I will suggest amendments to the positions of the CPSBs so that they have the powers to exercise their responsibilities because they will have funds to do that by themselves without having to rely on the county executives. 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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