{"id":676694,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/676694/?format=json","text_counter":160,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Ababu","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":108,"legal_name":"Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba","slug":"ababu-namwamba"},"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The importance of this Bill nonetheless, can really not be gainsaid. As I said in the beginning, it is important that county assemblies have a civil service that is professional, effective and has a level of certainty in terms of tenure. As has already been said by previous contributors to this Bill, we have a scenario today where public officers or civil servants in the county governments serve and operate in a manner that you would imagine they were youth wingers who served at the call of the governor. I dare add that any person serving in the civil service must be aware that they enjoy a certain irreducible minimum level of security for their jobs, and that whether or not they support the governor, politically speaking; they are in those offices to serve the general public in the county. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."}