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    "content": "will also be a transition head of internal audit and transitional principal officer responsible for public finance matters of the state. The two Acts assume that on 12th March, 2013, the county will have its own staff. We know that it is not possible. So, we are saying that staff deployed on secondment to the counties will work during the transitional period. Once the county governments are in a position to employ their staff, the seconded officers, who are transitional, will cease to act. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not go through each and every clause. There is even a more serious omission; the transition between local county councils and the county government was not provided for. What we are saying under this Act is that whatever charges, taxes and impositions that the current local county councils are established under--- The Local Government Act will continue until the county government either reviews them or passes its own Act. This would have been a very serious omission. It would have meant that until the county governments pass that law, if it is rates, nobody would pay. Nobody would receive market charges. However, we are now providing for that transition. Even the bank accounts are another serious omission. It is assuming that on the 5th of March, there will be a bank account. However, we are saying that the bank accounts that are currently being operated by the county councils will continue until the county government opens its own bank account. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in short, this Bill seeks to comprehensively address the limitations in the existing County Governments Act (2012) and the Public Financial Management Act (2012) to ensure there is smooth transition to devolved Government while ensuring prudent management of public resources. It shall give full effect to the principles of public finance and devolved government as envisaged in the Constitution. With those remarks, I beg to move and request Mr. Isaac Ruto to second."
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