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    "id": 805118,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Shiyonga",
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        "legal_name": "Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill on the creation of the Office of the County Attorney at the county level. Just as my colleagues have said, creation of employment in this country is wanting. The creation of this function, with the combination of the County Attorney, the County Solicitor and a member of the legal counsel in all the 47 counties is a large number of people that will contribute to employment opportunities in this country. With these skilled minds being employed at the county level where they are going to work and deliver services that we need, it will be of great importance to our country. We look forward to this Bill going through, so that this employment can be achieved. Hiring, especially the standardised legal services that we need in these counties, is very expensive. The passage of this Bill will salvage a large amount of money that has gone to unnecessary and short-term measure of hiring these services. It is my plea that we support this Bill fully so that we can limit the expenses of hiring these services in our counties as it currently is. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is so much money that has been deviated that needs to go to the development of services and projects in our counties. With the passage of this Bill, the money being allocated to this service will be put on the projects that are really wanting in our counties; hence development will be experienced. We shall achieve optimum services which will build the economy of this country through the services and functions of the county governments. Prevention is better than cure. We have seen cases come from the county level to the Senate, some of which are wanting, especially when it comes to impeachment of governors. It is with this in mind that quick and efficient services that will guide the county governments, especially in the legal sector, will be facilitated to avoid such being brought to the Senate, in spite of us doing the oversight role. Some of these disputes will be sorted out at the county level with these expert offices that we are creating. Hence, we shall have better service provision at the county level. Madam Temporary Speaker, I request the mover of this Bill to look at the issue of nepotism. With such functions being created at the county level, there is a great opportunity for nepotism to take place. It is important for us to put a caveat in this Bill to avoid nepotism. When we are creating this service at the county level, we need to put a stern warning so that those who will be involved in the recruitment of these officers will 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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