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    "content": "So, clearly, there are enough checks and balances. We shall not have the coups and counter-coups that we have seen in the traditional county councils. So, this is a process which makes it very clear that it is a serious assignment. If, indeed, you want to impeach a Governor, you must have very valid reasons to do so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also bring out, under Clause 6, how the Governor will appoint his Cabinet. Hon. Members will recall that in the Constitution, it is already provided that you cannot have more than 12 Members forming the Executive Committee, even for the largest county. That means you have the Governor, the Deputy Governor and ten other Members of the Executive Committee. So, that is already upheld in the Constitution. What we are bringing out here is how the Government shall nominate these particular individuals. There are, indeed, some suggestions that have been brought forward, that the Government should nominate and then the County Assembly approves, without a competitive process. I would like hon. Members to look at Clause 36. If it is felt by hon. Members that it must be altered, that shall be the decision of the House. However, I think it is important for hon. Members to bear in mind the fact that if we are saying that Parliament shall be vetting or ratifying or approving those who shall be Cabinet Secretaries, it is equally important that the County Assemblies have a parallel duty to vet and approve those who will be in the County Executive Committee Members in the respective County Governments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the functions of the Executive Committee are also pointed out under Clause 37. The County Executive Committee and the Governor will also be responsible for the urban areas and cities. That is provided for under Clauses 38 and 39. You will recall that we shall not have mayors and all those people elected but we shall have management boards for our urban areas. Those boards, again, have to be appointed through a process and ratified by the County Assemblies. We also bring in the issue of accountability for the Committee Members. All that deals even with removal and procedure in meetings. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Article 44 is the area of---"
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