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    "content": "of the counties are in an acting capacity. I would like it be clarified in this Bill that that committee will compose of officers who are on full time employment so that they can take responsibility of their actions during and after election. This responsibility should not be entrusted to officers on acting capacity because they may not be accountable and be servicing other interests. Secondly, it also says the two officers who will serve in this committee must be nominated by the governor-elect. This committee comes into the office one month before the election. There is no governor-elect at that time. There can be no possibility, therefore, that this non-existence governor-elect can have any two representatives. In most situations, there will be two or three persons who are running for governor. Of course, their interest needs to be protected because any of them can become a governor. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I suggest that each of those candidates should elect one person to this committee and then bring in one, two or three people. They truly represent interest of individuals thus they would be better off than just two persons who will not exist in any case. The governor-elect will not be there until the election has been done. Therefore, Clause 2 (k) should be looked at in order to make sure this situation is rectified. In Clause (4), the chairperson of the committee shall convene the first committee meeting 30 days before the date of the general elections. One of the roles of this committee includes security for both the outgoing governor and the incoming governor. It is a very significant function. Those officers come into office during the campaign period. Security is a big issue during the campaign period. The duration of this committee should start three months before the actual elections. That way, they could take full control of the security situation of the governor-elect and the other officers. Thirdly, this committee is going to work very hard as it involves a lot of people who will require funds to run their activities. We require a lot of funds to deal with security. Therefore, it is important to state in this Bill where the budget and funding comes from as regards to running of this committee. In the miscellaneous proposals, we should insert somewhere in this Bill, a statement that the budget and funds for this committee should come from the budget of various counties where the governor is going to be elected. That way, there will be no confusion as to who will fund these processes. I also support very strongly the sentiments by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. about the handing-over process. The proposals in the Bill here talk so much about the incoming governor and almost says nothing about the role of the outgoing governor during this handing-over ceremony. We would want to create some tools and symbols of handing over power during this time of transition. I, therefore, strongly support the proposal that there is 21 days after the election before the swearing in. This will give ample time for the outgoing governor to bring a complete register of the assets and liabilities of the county government in which they have been managing. As it is at the moment, we have a big challenge in safeguarding the assets of the very many counties because there is no register. The current governors have continued to mess whatever information we have had about the assets and increased liabilities of these counties. During the handing-over process, this register of assets and liabilities is one of the tools that should be bound together nicely and be done in the colours of the county, become one of the things to be referred to and be handed over ceremonially at 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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