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    "id": 1075561,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, in the period under review, the Committee also extensively considered the transfer of functions from the Nairobi County Government to the national Government, specifically the Nairobi Metropolitan Services (NMS). On this issue, the Committee felt the transfer exposed certain gaps, in particular, with respect to the provisions contained in the manner in which the transfer was effected, oversight mechanisms of the transfer, the alleged duress under which the Nairobi County Government was placed to effect the transfer and the subsequent impeachment of the Governor of Nairobi County and appointment of the Deputy Governor of Nairobi County. Taking note of the apparent lacuna in Section 26 of the Intergovernmental Relations Act No. 2 of 2012 on agreements on transfer or delegation of powers, the Committee has initiated the Intergovernmental Relations (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to cure some of the gaps that were exposed during the transfer of functions to the Nairobi Metropolitan Services and seeks to make comprehensive provisions on the process of transferring functions and entrenching the Senate’s oversight role in the transfer of functions. This Bill has already been presented for publication and will be coming for First Reading in this House. Madam Deputy Speaker, the Committee also considered an impasse that arose between the County Executive and the County Assembly of Kirinyaga County on county budget estimates for the 2020/2021 Financial Year. The County Executive and County Assembly of Kirinyaga could not agree on the proposed allocations within their county budget, and this disagreement threatened to bring county operations to a standstill. In July, 2020, the Committee held meetings with various stakeholders including the Governor, Kirinyaga County, the County Assembly and the Controller of Budget. Thereafter, the Committee met the County Assembly Majority Leader, the Chairperson of the County Budget and Appropriations Committee. After that, it is noteworthy that there was an impeachment process against the Governor of Kirinyaga and the Senate resolved that the grounds raised were not adequate for her impeachment. The Committee has tabled its report on that budget impasse. The Committee played the role of mediator in resolving the impasse between the county executive and county assembly and was able to open an avenue for dialogue, deliberation, ventilation and cooperation between the County Executive and County Assembly. The matter was concluded, the disastrous effects of Kirinyaga County not having a county budget was successfully averted and the Kirinyaga County Appropriations Act of 2020 was passed. The report of the Committee captures various important issues but more specifically illustrates what happens when an assembly rejects a governor’s memorandum and secondly, what will be the threshold for the county assembly to alter the budget as presented by the county Executive. As you are aware, also assigned to this Committee in November 2020, is a petition on the boundary dispute between Kisumu, Siaya and Vihiga counties by the Abanyore community. The Committee has held extensive hearings especially from the petitioners and the Abanyore Community led by the chief petitioner, Mr. Nashon Ogana. We have also"
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