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    "id": 780232,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Rev.) Waqo",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13178,
        "legal_name": "Naomi Jilo Waqo",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Assumption of Office of the County Governor Bill (Senate Bill No.1) of 2018. I support this Bill because it provides the legal framework for the assumption of the office county government. In this regard, I congratulate the sponsor, Sen. Wamatangi, who is a good friend. I also confirm that this Bill will take care of some of the challenges and gaps that we are already experiencing as a nation. The Bill stipulates the functions of different offices and also provides continuation of the offices and the plans. What we are currently seeing is bad. The challenge in the county offices is that when the officers’ term is coming to an end, they take advantage of that season, especially the last year, and misuse almost everything that is on the ground in terms of personnel, facilities, motor vehicles and everything that is there. They usually clear the offices during the period between the election and when they exit. The incoming government ends up inheriting empty space and struggles to do so many other things. For that reason, I support this Bill which I believe will take care of that and also come up with a proper continuation plan, where all the projects will be fully catered for. This will ensure that the projects that the outgoing governors started will not stall when they exit. Instead, they will continue and the county will continue to benefit. The other area is where we have so many personnel on the ground. It has come to our knowledge that there is a lot of nepotism. The only way to overcome some of these challenges is by coming up with proper systems that can work to guard and guide the executive even in terms of employment. This will ensure that they will not just consider their relatives for permanent and pensionable employment. They will be guided by human resource policy. This is the second time that county governors have been elected, but we are already facing challenges in many counties because they have inherited unqualified officers who have been employed and will remain there for many years. This Bill should go a little further to provide proper systems and structures of how employment and all other matters, which I believe are already in other policies, can be strengthened. The Bill seeks to fill the gaps that have already created a lot of problems, as I said at the beginning. It also provides that there will be proper records that will be kept. Somehow, we are lacking that in all the counties and that is where the looting and other things come in. However, we should also suggest that proper inventory be kept in all the offices, so that when their term comes to an end, they can leave the facilities and work can continue. Proper auditing needs to be done before the governor exits office. We have seen many counties experience a lot of financial challenges this year because they inherited a lot of debts that cannot be accounted for. The members of staff are also having challenges with their payments. Proper auditing should be done before the handing over and taking over is done, so that anything that is pending can be dealt with before the executive The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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