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"speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Daniel Maanzo",
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"content": "We want to ensure that there are no cartels so that parastatals and the Government is generally not skewed. At times, when advertisements are made, they already know who is going to occupy those positions. But they just advertise for the sake of it and people apply. The interviews are skewed. You know who is going to be appointed and you just cheat the public. So, we want to have a law to ensure that when audits are conducted, we need to put people to task. If they are found to have abused their offices or have given misleading information to persons in authority or the public service, then they can face the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) or the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and be taken to court. This is for the benefit of the country to ensure that hope is given to the young people. I heard them in Meru when they were making their contributions… We are happy two young people have been hired in the Ministry of Youth at senior levels. They said that unless you have experience, you may not qualify for those jobs. My good friend Hon. John Paul is young, is in this Parliament and is ably representing his people. Therefore, when it comes to the young people, the retirement ages should be re-looked into because we are the legislators. We can make laws, amend laws and make it better for the people so that Parliament can also serve the people better. So, this amendment is important as introduced by my good friend Hon. Mwadime. Despite his recent accident, he has recovered and is here to prosecute this particular important legislation. Part of it is where he comes from and how his community has suffered generally for those who work in the Civil Service. Kenyans should be of a good culture of hiring talents. If you come to my law firm, it is not only people from my community who work there. We have people from different communities and they have been very useful. They work with me and we help one another so much. Therefore, even in the private sector, let us look at the face of Kenya. Let us look at the people with disabilities and gender. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and I support."
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