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    "content": "There must be ways and means of auditing whether a county is doing so. That is why these provisions have been put here so that they can become a basis for auditing either by a Commission on Administrative Justice or institutions, like Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) or the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), so that when Kenyans are complaining about county (x), they have a basis and a checklist that provides for what they ought to do. That is what is provided for in these important provisions. Madam Temporary Speaker, you must have heard the other day the Governor of Kiambu insisting that people who will be employed in Kiambu County must be indigenous from Kiambu. How do you define who is indigenous from Kiambu? Some residents in Kiambu migrated from Murang’a or Congo Forest. If we bring the issue of originality, we are likely to create tension and difference in the country. This law insists that a dominant community in a particular area must follow the 30 per cent requirement by employing the minority communities in their county. Kiambu County has a good catchment area for the rest of Kenya. For example, the Member of County Assembly (MCA) for Kahawa Wendani Ward is hon. Omondi who necessarily does not come from the Kikuyu Community. We must recognize that we have Omondis in Thika, Kipchumbas in Kiambu Town and others in Gachie who must have that opportunity. The same applies to Elgeyo-Marakwet County which is not just about the Marakwets and Keiyos. The other smaller communities that are living there, whether they come from former Nyanza, the former Central Province or Ukambani must get the reserved opportunities. How beautiful it is for a country to have staff who are diverse than to just have people who purely come from one community! This law intends to make a county a place that mirrors what our Republic looks like. That is why we insist that these provisions must be obeyed and entrenched. Madam Temporary Speaker, the CPSB is required to set out positive policies and practices that deal with matters of hiring and retention of employees, outline strategies and ensure that at least 30 per cent of offices in the county shall consists of persons who are not from dominant communities, set out affirmative action measures, set out a framework for monitoring and evaluation and implementation of equity plans and so forth. Section 68(d) provides for review of the CPSB to ensure that those provisions are achieved. I do not know why I am sweating a lot. The place is a bit hot. May be the earlier politics were indeed hot or the air conditioning is not functioning. Madam Temporary Speaker, that section is necessary. I want to get the advisory opinion of the Supreme Court from the Senate Majority Whip, but maybe she did not pick it. I want to use the section that deals with replacement of deputy governor and make it clear. I thank God this Bill delayed a little bit until the Supreme Court made that decision. This is an advisory opinion sought by the Embu County Assembly. When there was a pending impeachment of the governor and the deputy governor, the Embu County Assembly rushed to the Supreme Court to find out what would follow if the governor and 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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