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    "content": "they will be contenders for the same position. In many cases, the nature of politics is such that political rivalry sometimes boils down to personal levels. This is a fact yet it should not be so. It is not unheard of to find that people who contested in politics becoming enemies. Therefore, we can imagine a situation where two people are not communicating and yet they are expected to oversee a handing over of offices, systems and other facilities. This is has necessitated us to have this Committee to also carry over that function of facilitating that communication. This Committee will also prepare a programme and organize for the swearing in ceremony. It is important for them to organize the swearing in ceremony because of what we experienced last time. We had ceremonies where some governors who are now in office carried out rituals and all manner of things in the name of a swearing in ceremony. We want to see a ceremony that is well organized and documented. It captures what is required during the swearing in such as finances and facilities. This committee will capture that and might come up with a budget to be used for that particular function. Lastly, this Committee will be required to carry out the function of any other activities that are necessary for the performance of its own functions under this Act and to perform any other function assigned to it by any other written law. That is essentially required and necessary such that the Committee may not find itself in a strait-jacket where they cannot bend or expand to make sure that the work they have been given is carried out properly and adequately. If there is any amendment to this Bill or any other matter that may arise in the course of them carrying out this important function, this Committee will oversee that process. In Clause 9, we have said that the governor-elect must be provided adequate security upon the declaration of the final results by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). This is to curtail people who declare their own results even as the counting of the votes is going on. That is why this clause has specified that it is upon the declaration of the final results by the IEBC and not by any other Tom, Dick and Harry, a neighbour or a friend of a contender. In Clause 10, we propose that the public officers will be required to provide information that the governor-elect may be require in making preparations for the purposes of assuming office. Within the same clause, this Bill will make it an offence for any officer to fail to give such information. The information captured in this clause is a necessity. It is important to have this clearly written in law. This is because there has been information that has moved in offices, sub-counties and even wards in the last five years that are necessary for the functioning and the running of a county government. This House may recall that sometimes back, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo brought a proposal on how to hire ward administrators though it never succeeded. Some amendments that were necessary were proposed, and I am also sure that the West Pokot Senator will re-look at them and reintroduce that Bill at the right time with the necessary amendments. What I am pointing out here is that he brought out an issue which is clear and cannot be wished away. The fact is that some officers in the office of the governors today are not qualified to hold those offices. Some of them were employed because they were political supporters, henchmen, relatives, or friends to those in positions. There are even those who were placed in certain positions to retain information so as to make sure that it does not go to the wrong hands. That is why it is necessary to 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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