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    "id": 1406016,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ali Roba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Statement by the hon Senator for Garissa County. I wish I were rising to say something in defense of my former colleague, Governor Nathif Jama Adam. It is a sad situation and a serious embarrassment for our region to be told that the governor has not appointed chief officers and has acted in complete disregard of Section 45 of the County Government Act, which says – \"(1) The governor shall— (a) nominate qualified and experienced county chief officers from among persons competitively sourced and recommended by the County Public Service Board and (b) with the approval of the county assembly, appoint county chief officers. (2) The office of a county chief officer shall be an office in the county public service.\" What this section means is that these are accounting officers of departments. An accounting officer of a department that has not been vetted and found qualified and fit to hold office cannot purport to be holding an office in the name of acting. Chief officers not appointed by the County Public Service Board, vetted by the County Assembly, are becoming accounting officers of departments in Garissa County, which is a grave violation of the law that governs what is required. How do you justify this as a governor? It is embarrassing because Governor Nathif Jama is a very close friend of mine. Now to be informed that since August 2022, and now the month of April 2024, the governor has not put in place chief officers and has illegally assigned directors to act in the position of chief officers as accounting officers is illegal. I do not understand, honestly whether the CoB will approve the release of funds to persons who are not properly authorised to be accounting officers because the law is clear. Section 45 of the County Government Act stipulates how county chief officers are appointed to be office holders. You cannot delegate or appoint anybody who is not vetted in an acting capacity. The last time Governor Kawira was impeached, she was let off the hook because of the foul language used against her. This is because as a governor, you cannot appoint The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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