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    "id": 703346,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Okong’o",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this timely Bill by my good friend, Sen. Wamatangi. I have some views on the issue of the outgoing governors who have lost elections appending their signatures on the documentation. The ideal scenario should be that the governor, who is the CEO, and the county secretary, be the only people to append a signature. It is of national notoriety that most governors have disconnected themselves from the activities of the counties and most deputy governors are exploring other avenues. Some will be running for governorship and other offices. It will be difficult to persuade a deputy governor who has disconnected with his governor for the last three or four years to append a signature regarding a handing over ceremony on matters that he or she is not versed with. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, at the appropriate stage, it would be important that we remove that clause and leave it to the officers who have been running the counties effectively; that is, the governor and the county secretary. It is the constitutional mandate that the governors and deputy governors are supposed to work harmoniously, but the opposite is true with regard to what is happening in this country. As we move towards elections, more governors will disconnect themselves from the activities of the governance of the counties. The Transition Authority (TA) bungled most efforts in documenting and collecting information on inventories of assets and liabilities of the counties. Their tenure lapsed without them having that documentation in place. We now have a new body called the Inter-Governmental Relations Technical Committee under Prof. Karega Mutahi, who we previously summoned to our Committee and told us that they have a very ambitious programme to fast-track the idea of getting assets and liabilities of counties by March, which is five months to elections. This House needs to also follow closely with the Inter- 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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