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    "content": "to be addressed. I am excited that the Committee has finalized the report and it will be tabled in this House so that as we get to the Second Reading, we will amend a number of issues in this Bill. In a nutshell, we want to appreciate the semi-autonomous nature of our 47 county assemblies. We want to appreciate that our county governments have a number of things that they want to publish. The County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPs) are crucial documents that determine the way county budgets are drawn. The CIDPs are important documents that each resident of the county must have. However, these documents are discussed in the counties. There is need to provide for an autonomous body in the county to do the usual printing of some of these documents. Policy papers in our county governments must be published and availed to the members of the public so that they can engage with them. Therefore, this Bill will provide an opportunity for each of the various county governments to share information that they have through publication so that members of the public can access information that they need from their county governments. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, our county governments continue to make appointments day in day out. Some of the information is about appointments to public offices within counties which should be known to the public because beneficiaries of some of the appointments are supposed to be members of the public. In Nairobi, every appointment done by a Cabinet Secretary or a Principal Secretary is printed and gazetted by the national Government Printer in Nairobi. We have seen gazette notices showing appointments to various boards, directorates and institutions in this country. This information is available because of publication in Nairobi. However, when ward administrators, sub-county administrators and – in other counties –village administrators, members of various task forces and boards within the counties are appointed, it remains secret within county governments. The office of the county printer will provide an opportunity for county governments to share such information. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Clause 2 of the Bill provides for authorized officers. These are officers who have the authority to forward information to the office of the county printer for publication. One of them is the county governor. In this case, any appointment made by the governor or information coming from the office of the governor that needs to be published has been provided for. The second authorized officer is the speaker of the county assembly. The other person is the clerk of the county assembly. We also have County Executive Committee (CEC) members. This is in terms of the various policy papers that each department within a county may want to publish. Others are chairpersons and secretaries of independent boards, commissions, committees and other established bodies by law within the counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, most of the appointments to public offices within counties are done by County Public Service Boards (CPSBs). We need to provide an opportunity to chairpersons or Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of the CPSBs to forward information and authorize printing or publication of information within the county gazette. This Bill and the office of the county printer will complement the work being done by the national Government Printer. Therefore, there is no conflict between the two offices. I appreciate The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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