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    "id": 676587,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Waiganjo",
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        "legal_name": "John Muriithi Waiganjo",
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    "content": "appointed because they campaigned for the governor, or are related to the speakers of various county assemblies. This law will expose the rot in our counties. This law ensures that an ordinary Kenyan can contest an appointment. An ordinary Kenyan can rise on a point and say that they do not agree with a certain appointment and because there is an approval hearing, they will be required to give evidence. Therefore, people will be given a fair hearing. Natural justice will prevail in this case. Therefore, whenever this is contested, nominees are given an opportunity to be heard and defend reasons for their appointment. This Bill is going to bring sanity to the appointments within counties, bring balance and give opportunities to people who qualify and may want to work in counties without necessarily having to know anybody. They will be appointed based on their qualifications and not because of whom they know, what they give, the tribe they come from and their relationships with the appointing authorities. The Bill says that relevant county assemblies committees will operate like the High Court. When we say that committees of this House operate like the High Court, at times we apply double standards. For instance, if I misbehave or disrupt business in the plenary, and we have seen this before, the Speaker, in his wisdom and using the law, can decide to bring order back to the plenary or to the committee. How is it then that we are not able to enforce our rules and Standing Orders? That is what happened recently. If the disruption that had happened here had happened before the High Court, the judge would not even take you through contempt proceedings. He would give a summary execution and then you find yourself behind bars. This Bill also states that the county assembly committees have the powers of the High Court. These committees have the power to compel your attendance and to produce documents. If this committee summons you and then you refuse to appear before them, the law at Clause 12 states clearly that you will be eligible to pay a fine of Kshs200,000 or be convicted and sent to jail for a period of one year. It is very important even as we make these laws to make sure that these laws are enforced, and we have a manner in which we enforce them. We must also obey our Standing Orders. When we pass this Bill, we will give counties and their committees powers of the High Court and guidelines on appointments. We shall also know the people who are appointed work for Kenyans, but they do not work for their own selfish ends."
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