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    "speaker_name": "Kitui West, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Edith Nyenze",
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        "legal_name": "Edith Nyenze",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I will start by wishing our brothers and sisters a Happy Eid Mubarak . I support the Bill. I note that the county attorney is the replica of the Attorney General at the national Government level. The Bill states that the county attorney will be the chief legal adviser to the county government and will represent it in court and during legal proceedings. The county attorney will sit in the executive committee meetings as an ex-officio member, be responsible for revision of county laws and liaise with the Attorney-General where need arises. I also note that it is not only the county attorney, but there will be a full-fledged legal office where the county attorney is the legal adviser. This is very important because in the past, we have seen a lot of havoc in some county governments. This is an office which will bring in law and order in county governments because it will not only deal with the executive, but also with the county governments in general. As I have said, in some counties, we have seen a lot of disorder and havoc whereby they do not seem to have any law to follow. You hear of people getting tenders left and right without qualifications. Since this office will be in charge of keeping records and bringing in law and order, our county governments will now be orderly and there will be some procedure in place. The recruitment of the county attorney general should be from the respective counties, especially where they qualify. The respective counties should be given priority unless there is no one who qualifies. But if there is someone who qualifies, they should be given the first priority. I also support the Member who said that they should have security of tenure. If this is not provided for, then every new governor would just disqualify the predecessor and come in with their own people. This will create some disorder in county governments. They should have security of tenure. I support the five years’ experience like in the case of Judges of the High Court and the six-year period in which they would serve, but renewable as per one’s performance. With those few remarks, I support the Bill."
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