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    "content": "governmental Relations Technical Committee, to make sure that the assets and liabilities are documented before we move to the next election. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, accountability issues are dealt with by the Auditor- General. This House is seized of various reports of counties. The County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) has extensively dealt with 2013/2014 reports, despite the fact that governors went to court and put the Committee in a very awkward position to await this long. Considering the fact that the 2014/2015 reports have been tabled in this House, I request that they be fast-tracked. These reports will inform the way forward in terms of the lapses and what has been done by governors in various counties. It is incumbent that we support the CPAIC to fast-track all these issues, so that when this Bill passes, it will make way for the transitional period for either the governors who will leave or those who will retain their seats. I canvassed with my learned friend, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., on the issue of swearing in. Senators and Members of the National Assembly are sworn in by clerks who are practitioners of long standing. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. insists that it is important that the governors be sworn in by resident judges of the High Court. I saw a disconnect but he told me that the dispensation of justice in this country has grown save for only a few cases. The office of the governor can be held in high esteem, especially when they are sworn in by a judge in full regalia because it brings the authority and honour of that office. We need to fast-track these issues. At subsequent stages, we can get relevant amendments that give effect to this good Bill. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support."
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