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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Shinali",
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        "legal_name": "Benard Masaka Shinali",
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    "content": "Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I will start by thanking the President for nominating the two gentlemen, who are civil servants. They are long time civil servants. That will give morale to other civil servants to work hard. We have Dr. Julius, Mr. Marwa and Mr. Irungu of the Ministry Water and Irrigation proposed for appointment as PSs in this Government. That is to say those civil servants should work hard and their work will promote them to the next level. Having listened to a well-presented Motion by the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, I have no doubt that we are picking people who have the requisite experience to deliver services in this Ministry. At the top of the same Ministry is Hon. Eugene Wamalwa, who has served in several Ministries before. We believe the Ministry of Devolution and Planning is going to deliver this time round. After listening carefully to the qualifications of Dr. Julius and given his experience, we want action. They should not believe that we have praised them so much so that work will continue without them putting in effort that matches what is displayed in their CVs. The CS, Ministry of Devolution and Planning has started projects across the country. I have been a beneficiary of some of the projects. However, most of the projects were never completed. The Principal Secretaries should not come and start living on a zero balance. We want them to first audit the many projects across the country that the Government has spent money on. They must ensure that the projects are completed, so that money is not wasted. Looking at the Budget, you realise that we have a huge percentage of wastages. We want the Principal Secretaries and the CS to start work by capping wastages in their respective Ministries. I, therefore, request Dr. Julius and Mr. Marwa to deliver. We know Mr. Marwa is a strict and a hardworking and has been elevated to a PS. We can all attest to his work when he was working at the Coast. I believe he will deliver in this Ministry. I do not want to repeat what my colleagues have said. I just want to wish the PSs well. If their names are approved by this House, I would request them to work hard and deliver because there is a lot ahead of them. We expect them to respect this House as per the sentiments by the Chair. We do not want quarrels with them. We expect to work smoothly because we are the people on the ground. We are the ones overseeing the projects they are running in our constituencies. We expect a smooth working relationship between them and us. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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