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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. George Ng’ang’a",
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    "content": "Very well. The Governor has failed to establish the county budget and economic forum. This is in contravention of Section 137 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012. You will find that the requirement obligates the governor to constitute that forum. So, the obligation is on the Governor personally. What has the governor in this case sought to do? When this issue was raised, you will find in Volume No.3 at page 485 of the assembly document, there are guidelines which were communicated to all governors in a circular dated 3rd Mach, 2015 and you will notice it is from the Commission of Revenue Allocation and it sets out that CRA in its mandates under Article 216 on matters concerning financial management by county government is bringing the attention of governors to the requirement of Section 137 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 on the constitution of the County Budget Economic Forum. Honourable Senators, you will notice that the County Government of Nyeri is one of the very few counties that have not constituted this important forum. You will notice that this forum plays a very important role in matters of budget formulation and management of funds. In fact, under Section 137 of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, you will notice that it is mandated with matters of budgeting, the economy and financial management at the county level. Perhaps part of the reason why there is an impasse in the budget process in Nyeri County is because we do not have this forum in place. You will notice that since the governor came into office, there has been no attempt to constitute this forum. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that obligation is on him personally. What you will notice is a letter at page 496 of Vol. No. 3 of the assembly documents which is a letter dated 10th March, 2015 signed by the Chief Officer for Economic Planning. He is acknowledging that there was a complaint by the assembly with respect to failure to constitute this forum. This is what the Chief Officer is telling the assembly; that within a period of 30 days, the County Budget and Economic Forum will be appointed to perform their responsibilities as envisaged under the above section. That remains a statement of intent. So, since 2015, 30 days have lapsed, no forum, no obligation, a direct obligation on the office of the governor’s personal responsibility. There is a direct nexus. Someone has violated the law and has not tendered any explanation for not doing that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on charge A; particular No. 8 on Volume Nos. 1 and 2 on undermining the legislative authority of the county assembly which is a contravention of Article 185 of the Constitution. The documents in support of the particulars of that charge will be found at page 500-680 of Vol. No. 3 of the Assembly documents. The county assembly approves budget estimates in line with the Constitution. There has been this thinking that it is the executive that 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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