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    "id": 929227,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Farhiya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Farhiya Ali Haji",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I am sure some people are wondering why I am the Mover yet this is Sen. (Dr.) Zani’s Motion. She has requested me to reply on her behalf. I wish to thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing this Motion. I also wish to thank Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo and Sen. Halake for contributing on this Motion. A lot of issues have been raised by different speakers who have spoken on it. There is an issue around Members of the Executive breaking the law that they swore to protect. There is a regulation that requires counties not to exceed 35 per cent of their revenue on the wage bill. The issue around sustainability has also been raised. If we continue with this trend, because for some counties, only two governors have been in office since devolution started, it could reach up to 65 per cent even for counties that never inherited debts from the defunct local authorities. This is a serious issue. The other issue that has been canvassed is the fact that if the trend of increase in wage bill continues, not only development in the counties will be threatened, but service delivery will be come to a halt. Issues around ethnicity, job security and the ability of MCAs to oversight counties have been raised. There is a provision in the regulation that requires that a County Executive Committee (CEC) member for Finance to explain reasons why a county exceeded the required threshold and provide a mechanism of reducing the wage bill. County assemblies are also required to monitor progress. It is not good for governors who had the right number of workers when they took over from the defunct municipal and town councils to now have a wage bill of up to 65 per cent. This situation would not have arisen had the Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) been monitoring the county governments on a quarterly or annual basis."
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