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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "I wish I knew that the Senators were either held up in a meeting or that they were somewhere. I would have proposed that part of the Orders which were dropped out of the Order Paper today be considered later. This is because part of the amendments that I am making to the County Governments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 13 of 2018) is to ensure that the chairperson of a CPSB be a human resource practitioner. I am making that proposal to establish some of these things that are now being proposed in this Bill. You need a properly trained human resource professional who will look at the proposed matching then go ahead to match the skill gaps. This is a field where many a times people feel that any other professional can handle it. However, the truth of the matter is that you need a properly trained human resource professional to understand some of these proposals, including what is now being proposed in this particular Bill. The Bill talks about the appointment of officers to this particular unit. Those officers who will be responsible for human resource function relating to the unit and qualifications. Does one need to have a form four level of education or post-secondary education to be appointed in this particular unit? Allow me to address myself to an issue I consider important. As I had earlier said, Sen. Khaniri has done an exemplary job. He has gone into other jurisdictions and given us a comparison. By the way, I commend him for moving the Bill in such manner. They should speak and enlighten their colleagues who care to listen of what other countries, that we need to benchmark with as a country, are doing about it and why they are proposing that a particular thing be done. I only have concern with Clause 8(4) of the Bill where it says that:- “If forty-eight hours under subsection (3) end outside ordinary court hours, or on a day that is not an ordinary court day, the enforcement officer shall report the seizure on the next court day.” This is a properly provided provision which ordinarily no one will be opposed to, but look at what is happening in the country. Look at what the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are doing. They are arresting members of the public and keeping them in custody for more than four or five days despite the Constitution stating that you cannot keep a suspect in custody for more than 24 hours unless it is on a weekend. Therefore, the question is; what is this? I am on The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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