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    "id": 742840,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kipyegon",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 1453,
        "legal_name": "Johana Ngeno Kipyegon",
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    "content": "The other issue was that of titles. We found out that most of the parastatals do not have titles for the land their buildings are on. They should be given their titles. The properties should be given titles. Another issue is that of appointments especially of managing directors. We need to pass a law that these positions should be filled competitively by the Public Service Commission (PSC) so that we do not have a situation where people are just being appointed by one person and no vetting is done. We can agree that the State can appoint CSs and Principal Secretaries (PSs). Those ones can be vetted by Parliament, but these others should go through the PSC so that we can get the best people to work in parastatals. There is a system which the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) introduced and we are not happy about it. I wish they had introduced the same system on appointment of managing directors to parastatals. The IEBC introduced a system where people apply online, especially presiding officers and clerks. They apply online and they want to be appointed nationally. That is the work of the returning officer in the constituency level. Why should they surrender their position to the IEBC? That should be done at the constituency level so that people cannot manipulate the system and people from the particular areas can have a chance. That was just by the way. The other issue that we looked at is about land that is owned by parastatals and the over expenditure which, of course, the managing directors engage in, procurement procedures and employment. Managing directors and officers who serve in particular parastatals---"
}