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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Dr.) Ottichilo",
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        "legal_name": "Wilber Ottichilo Khasilwa",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other issue which I think is very important is promotion. We have some civil servants who have stagnated in their positions since they joined the Civil Service because there has never been a clear-cut process on promotion. Therefore, some civil servants who were lucky to join the Civil Service but have nobody to push for their promotions have just remained in one job group for the last 10 or even 20 years. Some even retire in the same job group. With this procedure for promotion clearly defined, it now gives equal opportunity to most members of the Civil Service. The other area which I think is important is the issue of dealing with principles and values of good governance. Before, the best or good governance practices were practised in the Civil Service but with time things have deteriorated to a level where the worst principles of good governance are being practised in the Civil Service. So, it is important that the Public Service Commission brings these principles back so that the Civil Service becomes the best example of how good leadership and good governance is undertaken. The Civil Service is the foundation of leadership in any country. So, the issue of good principles and values is very important. On disciplinary actions, we have some members of the Civil Service who, for one reason or another, have been unfairly interdicted or suspended for years without their cases being reviewed. You will find civil servants who were interdicted getting half of their salaries for 10 years. This Bill now gives the procedure on how disciplinary issues will be undertaken and their timeframes. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is also the issue of resignation. Normally, when you are a civil servant and you resign, you do not get any benefits until you have completed a certain period in the Civil Service. But this Bill is, at least, giving opportunity to the people who resigned from the Civil Service to be entitled to certain benefits. This is fair because previously, once you resigned from the Civil Service even if you had been there for whatever number of years but had not completed the period required, you had no benefits. So, this is a very important provision in the Bill. I think it will go a long way in improving service delivery in the Civil Service. The other area which I think is very important is the issue of retirement. My colleague over there has said that when people retire, some retire at lower salaries but as the cost of living increases and salaries are improved, those who retired are still paid the same pension over the years. So, you find people who have contributed significantly to this country earning Kshs2,000 in the villages. This is the case and yet these were the senior most people in the Civil Service. I think it is important that as salaries are 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."
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