23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, that is a very dangerous suggestion. We have to have capacity in our county governments. In the whole county today, there is no county in this Republic where you would fail to get a graduate to handle these matters.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I believe that this could be a useful provision. In fact, when the taskforce did its rounds and consultations, there was a lot of request that this component be brought in, first of all to facilitate further citizen participation and also to recognize that at the county level, the issue of the elders in our communities play a very important role. Therefore, it will be important for the county governments to have a more formalized way of recognizing these personalities out there and also to provide that the county governments themselves can determine how many ...
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to take over and propose that we insert the amendment proposed by Dr. Nuh on Clause 52 on pages 3274 and 3275. I would like to propose that the amendment there on Clause 52 be made part of the Bill. In particular, I would like to propose that further on page 3275, it reads:- âUntil substantive appointments have been made by the County Public Service Board under this Act, the public officer serving in the system of administration commonly known as the provincial administration, on the coming into this force of this ...
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Most obliged, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. We will come to that stage.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I rise on a point of order so that I can beg to move because we are running out of time. We have a deadline on this issue. So, I beg to move:- THAT, the Committee do report progress of its consideration of the County Governments Bill No.1 of 2012 and seek leave to sit again today.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, actually, it is a discriminative clause. If somebody is to be on board, you cannot punish him for his political affiliation. So, I support that.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- That Clause 56 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (c) of sub-clause (3) by deleting the words âfifteen yearsâ appearing at the end of the paragraph and substituting therefor the words âten yearsâ.
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, could he give the rationale of his further amendment?
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23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think it is important because when looking at the spatial planning, for instance, you are neighbouring a county here and you are doing something and pouring untreated sewage into another county, it is a serious matter. The whole issue of spatial planning here is to make sure that you are also taking into account the implications of what you are doing on your side with the other side. I do not think we should let it loose.
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