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    "content": "Government of Nyeri is that the current acting county secretary is unqualified because she does not meet the ten years’ experience in matters of management or administration. Secondly, she has not been appointed to act in that position for a defined period of time. Therefore, we have a very important officer who heads the county public service and is acting. Since she has not been told until when she will act, she can act until the next elections. What that does is again to deny the assembly its legislative function when it comes to vetting and confirmation of those persons in office. That is deliberate and designed to deny the county assembly its functions, and it is a gross violation of the law. I will invite you, Hon. Senators, when you retire to consider this mater, to look at all the documents we have attached from page 695 to 714 of the assembly’s document Vol. III. Page 712 constitutes a report of the assembly on the matter of the county secretary. This matter became the subject of consideration by the legal affairs committee of the assembly through a report that you will find from page 696 all the way to page 714. I will just scheme through the recommendation at page 712, paragraph 4.0. “From the foregoing the committee made the following recommendations:- (1) That the acting county secretary is unsuitable to hold the said position. Alice Njamiu Wachira should vacate the office forthwith and competitive sourcing be commenced by the lawful appointing authority immediately.” This is a report for June 2016. (2) “That pending the competitive sourcing of a qualified county secretary, a qualified and competent person be appointed to act in the office of county secretary for a period not exceeding three months.” Therefore, the county assembly appreciates that there might be situations where an acting appointment is feasible, but it must be limited to a certain period. (3) “That a qualified person be lawfully and urgently appointed by the lawful authority to the position of county secretary within three months.” Until today, the recommendation to have the acting county secretary leave office has not been implemented. The only person in law who has the power to implement that is the county governor, because he is the appointing authority when it comes to the holder of the office of county secretary. Nothing has been done. Therefore, we have a governor who has no regard to institutions. He has no regard to recommendations made by lawful organs. He can do whatever he can; mta-do?"
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