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    "content": "have released results that show almost Kshs270 billon of that money is missing. That is the promise upon which I envisage that this Bill would become a reality. In Clause 16 of this Bill, it will require the committee to generate a report within a period of one month from the time that they have been sworn in for tabling before the county assemblies. We have said, and I have proposed that this report should capture the financial statements of that committee so that it is not used at all as a sponge to absorb funds or money intended for work in the county under the pretext that they are organizing swearing in functions and assumption of office of a governor. The committee should provide the financial statements, a description of its activities, other statistical information as the committee considers appropriate relating to the mandate given to it and any other necessary information relating to the functions of that committee. Those are the basic touchlines along which this committee should prepare a report that it will table before the county assembly so that this report becomes part and parcel of the county records. This report, as envisaged in my Bill, is supposed to be published in the gazette notice so that it becomes an official record of what has happened at that time of transition. In Clause 17, I envisage that this Bill will require the committee to publicise all information within its control that affects the county. It will also provide for the procedure to be followed when requesting for information from the committee. I have said that this clause also mandates this committee to decline a request for information in line with the provisions of Article 35 of the Constitution on access to information. I say this because the committee itself will be in possession of information that any member of the public may require to access. This committee is not uniquely vested with the power to hold that information without releasing it. However, I propose that we give that committee the latitude upon which it can decide which information it can provide but it has to be in conformity with the requirements of Article 35 of the Constitution. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the consequences of this Bill are such that it should provide the procedure of assumption of office of the governor and deputy governor as I have outlined. It should also strengthen the principle of devolution as entrenched in Chapter 11 of the Constitution. I have said that, and I do not want to repeat myself. I have also received quite a number of proposals on some of the amendments that will be made to enrich this Bill and make it better. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am open and at the Committee Stage, the House will take in all the contributions and make this a better Bill. Some of the proposals for amendment that I have received include an amendment by the Council of Governors who had an opportunity to look at this Bill. They have proposed that we axe out at the Committee Stage the participation of the county commissioner because they feel that the county commissioner plays no role that is integral in the county. This is a fact that we have to discuss at the Committee Stage. I feel that a county commissioner may have necessary information and/or instruments in his or her control that may be of use to the committee. However, the amendment will be looked at the Committee Stage. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have received other proposals for amendments. Briefly, they include the requirement that we clearly state the requirement that the two persons nominated by the governor-elect shall be immediately after the declaration of the 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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