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    "id": 917982,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo",
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    "content": " Yes, for this particular aspect. I need Members to understand the envisaged structure of KENAS so that we do well as we debate. We have nothing against Mheshimiwa Millie Odhiambo’s proposed amendments but, let us, first of all understand the envisaged structure of the Service. The Service consists of the Board. We were informed at the public participation level, that ordinarily a committee or a board can establish such other committees as is necessary to undertake its functions. We were given, for example, you can have an audit committee and a human resource committee. For example, the human resource capital committee can actually incorporate as a member or technical person the HR manager. The audit committee can incorporate a finance manager. That was the envisaged plan; that is what is envisaged in this amendment. Secondly, we have statutory or mandatory committees, as it is an international practice all over the world. There is the advisory committee and the tribunal. So, here, we need to understand from that point of view as much as we debate to either carry or fail to carry her amendments that we are talking about the sub-committees of the Board. We are talking about statutory or mandatory committees. In that event, if we are talking about sub-committees then purporting to hire experts is actually infringing on the work of the secretariat. You are infringing on the work of the mandatory committees. That is why we said we are co-opting such that if there is any point of clarification or any point of information, the co-opted members can give their expert The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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