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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "It was not lost but he was shocked. I agree that the board should be comprised of people with integrity and impeccable track record in terms of carrying out any public affairs, so that it does not become a cash cow. We have many boards and we have heard allegations of many parastatals which have become a cash cow for only few individuals. Clause 8 provides that anybody who will be appointed to the Board of Trustees must be a person who meets the threshold on leadership and integrity. Last week, my Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights met with officers of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in this Chamber. What came out is that we need to tighten the law and ensure that the provisions of Leadership and Integrity Act are fast-tracked, so that in future when somebody needs to be appointed to a board or any Government agency, there should be a proper database where before anyone is appointed, with a click of a button, we can know who the person is. Those are some of the areas we are working on to ensure that these things come into force. Clauses 10 and 11 provide for tenure of office and the basis on which someone can be removed from office. These include bankruptcy, incompetence, misconduct and misbehavior, among others which we all understand. We have set the threshold for appointment to boards of trustees very high so that in future if somebody does not adhere to the provisions of Chapter Six of the Constitution, they know what should happen. In most boards that we have, there have been allegations of vicious boardroom wars because of either the CEOs or people who sit in those boards. This will assist because if you do not appoint the right person for the job, they will perpetuate corruption at the board level or even the management of some of the parastatals. Therefore, it is important to ensure that we bring that to focus. I also agree with the provisions of Clause 14. At the moment we have Local Authorities Provident Fund (LAPFUND) and Local Authority Pension Trust (LAPTRUST). There should be a basis of ensuring that contributions are paid to the beneficiaries of these Funds. We would like to have LAPFUND and LAPTRUST merged, so that any Government employee can walk to any office and get their money, whether they contributed to LAPFUND or LAPTRUST. They should also include a multi-agency approach and involve the Treasury and other relevant Ministries such as the Ministry of Devolution and ASAL Areas among others. There are so many policies and as we discuss this Bill, it is important that we assist counties to build capacity. As we talk, some of them do not remit statutory 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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