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    "content": "one said that, the deputy governor comes to the office, sees if the governor is still alive, reads newspapers and goes home until the day the governor dies. We did not elect deputy governors to be spares to wait for governors to die. If that was the case, then they should have just been appointed so that they can serve in such a manner not provided for by the law. Therefore, it is important to provide for proper functions of this office in the law. In an attempt to provide functions for the deputy governor, this is what we have done: we have emphasized that the deputy governor shall be the principal assistant of the governor and shall deputize the governor in execution of the governor’s functions. It looks obvious but it is important for emphasis; that when you say the word “principal assistant of the governor” and “shall deputize the governor in execution of the governor’s functions” it means a proper deputy. It is mandatory that where the governor is not present to do something, the deputy is there to step in and do the work, so that you do not have a situation like the one in Machakos County where a deputy governor attempts and he is told that you were not delegated. This will ensure that he or she will not depend on a written delegation. It will be automatic. If the governor is not there, it is automatic that the deputy governor carries out the functions of a governor except the ones that are provided in law that says he or she cannot hire or fire for the period unless he or she is substantially the governor. Under sub clause 3, we are providing that the deputy governor shall coordinate the functions of the county executive committee. This is where there is controversy. I have consulted with a few of my colleagues. I would be very happy with further suggestions that they would give. The governor is the overall leader of the county but you need someone to coordinate the functioning of the County Executive Committee, reminding them that they were supposed to do this and that, basically what the former Prime Minister used to do when he was a coordinator of Government. It is borrowed from those provisions that he would coordinate matters of the Cabinet in the same way the deputy governor would coordinate. There are complaints that then that would create a conflict, that, everybody would want to be the boss, and that there would be no clear structure of leadership. However, in a situation where everyone appreciates their respective positions, the deputy governor, who was chosen by the deputy governor voluntarily, will help in coordinating the county executive committee. Secondly, the deputy governor shall coordinate service delivery in the county. What is anticipated here is that, in each county, there will be a service delivery unit. This will carry out monitoring and evaluation. Counties will not be moving forward without direction. The President has created an office under the Secretary to the Cabinet called the Presidential Delivery Unit. Therefore, it is important that we inculcate the culture of monitoring and evaluating what is done in the counties. The county government will evaluate the progress they have made. I will not mind if there will be an amendment on varying of the previous function of coordinating the county executive committee. I request the Members here to put this into law so that we have a service delivery unit coordinated by the deputy governor. That does not in any way take away the responsibility of the governor. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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