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    "content": "will be taking in freshly qualified advocates, but who have gained enormous experience on the functions of our county governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have looked at the Second Schedule, most of the issues being addressed here are already addressed by Chapter 6 of our Constitution. For example, the conflict of interest is a matter well taken care of by the provisions of Chapter Six of our Constitution. Therefore, we do not need to reproduce what is appearing in the Second schedule of this Bill which is headlined Code of Conduct because these are issues under the purview of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC). The office of the Attorney general does not have an Act that has put ethical values and principles in an Act of Parliament. It is not necessary. It looks kind of superfluous. While we are debating this Bill, we should not create the impression that a situation can never arise where county governments may need services of external advocates. Two days ago, we know the national Government, when a court order was issued barring the vetting of procurement officers, engaged services of a very senior advocate, Mr. George Oraro. He went to set those orders aside. There may be situations where a case may create some interest for the county government that may be necessary for the county government to seek services of external advocates. Therefore, it is important that even as we create this office of the county attorney, we still need to give discretion and leeway to our county governments where it may be necessary for them to hire external advocates on cases that may not be adequately handled by the office of the county attorney. Finally, in terms of the attorneys that should work under the office of the county attorney, I have noticed that we have not put any years of experience. In view of the fact that this office is very critical due to the functioning of the county government, it will not be right to pick fresh qualified advocates who should work under the office of the county attorney. We need people who have gained some experience. That is the best practice even when the Attorney General advertises for various positions under his office; there is normally some minimum years of experience that these advocates should have. We will do a lot of service to our county governments if we put some minimum years of experience for people who should serve under the office of the county attorney. With those few remarks, I support this very important Bill."
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