{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138520","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=138518","results":[{"id":1401601,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401601/?format=json","text_counter":374,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Tharaka, UDA","speaker_title":"Hon. George Murugara","speaker":null,"content":"(8) Remuneration of the Chief Administrative Secretaries shall be determined by the Public Service Commission on the recommendation of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this proposal seeks to amend the provisions governing the nature, functions and qualifications applicable to the post of the Head of Public Service. Under these amendments, the Head of the Public Service is established in the Executive Office of the President. The holder of the office is to be recommended by the Public Service Commission for appointment by the President. It also seeks to assign the Head of Public Service the role of the Chief of Staff to the Executive Office of the President. The amendment further saves and transits the rights and legitimate expectations of the person who was appointed as the Head of Public Service by the President before the passage of provisions proposed in the Bill. That is the reason as to why we have the last section preserving that office and transiting it. I beg to move."},{"id":1401602,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401602/?format=json","text_counter":375,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Question of the amendment proposed)"},{"id":1401603,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401603/?format=json","text_counter":376,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" Member for Kibwezi West."},{"id":1401604,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401604/?format=json","text_counter":377,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Kibwezi West, MCCP","speaker_title":"Hon. Mwengi Mutuse","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you. I support the amendments that have been proposed by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee and the justification thereof. I think it is important that, as Hon. Members contribute to this, they look at the principal National Government Co-ordination Act. If you look at the objective Clause, Section 3 of the National Government Co-ordination Act, you will see that the Bill seeks to facilitate the exercise of the powers of the President that are provided for under Articles 130 and 131 of the Constitution. That is so that those functions can be properly coordinated. These amendments are required for the Executive Office of the President to be given an administrative head – the Head of Public Service and Chief of Staff – to assist the President in executing his functions and authority as stipulated in the Constitution. I think that is important. In fact, as we also ventilate about it, historically, after the 2010 Constitution, no Government has ever had this office. The office has existed at the whim of the President. I find it very progressive that Parliament is making it statutory. It will no longer exist at the whims of the President, but under a law, where there is a procedure for appointment and qualifications. The extent to which the office interacts with other offices is defined in law. A person should not be given an office and becomes a law unto themselves, just because of the proximity to the Head of State. I beg to support."},{"id":1401605,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401605/?format=json","text_counter":378,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" The import of that amendment is that… Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ (Ruaraka, ODM): Hon. Temporary Chairlady, we must move section by section. We have different views on these amendments."},{"id":1401606,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401606/?format=json","text_counter":379,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":" Before I give the import, Hon. Kajwang’, take your seat. You are now becoming disorderly. I have indulged you and yet, you do not even have your card. Kindly take your seat. I have already put the Question. I will now put the global Question."},{"id":1401607,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401607/?format=json","text_counter":380,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Question, that the words to be inserted be inserted, put and agreed to)"},{"id":1401608,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401608/?format=json","text_counter":381,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Question, that the words to be deleted be deleted, put and agreed to)"},{"id":1401609,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401609/?format=json","text_counter":382,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Martha Wangari","speaker_title":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker":{"id":13123,"legal_name":"Martha Wangari","slug":"martha-wangari"},"content":"The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"},{"id":1401610,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1401610/?format=json","text_counter":383,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Question, that the words to be inserted in place thereof be inserted, put and agreed to)"}]}