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    "id": 905413,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mumias East, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Benjamin Washiali",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 151,
        "legal_name": "Benjamin Jomo Washiali",
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    "content": "I agree with Members who contributed much earlier on this small Bill. When it comes to Third Reading, some of us will propose amendments, especially to Part II, Clause 4, which has an open-ended provision for hiring. It is not clear who will work under these officers. This kind of allowance has been abused by some of our governors, who went ahead to hire officers who may not add value to the counties. The part says: “… such other number of county legal counsel as the county attorney may, in consultation with the County Public Service Board, consider necessary.” That is about hiring other officers as the attorney may consider fit. Such open-ended provisions can easily be abused. We may end up with county attorneys hiring officers who may not be relevant to the county. Therefore, we need to close up this provision by specifying the officers that the attorney should hire so that we do not waste public resources. With those remarks, I support."
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