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    "content": "the functions need to be held at the national Government. It is upon this House to do that. We will be doing a disservice to our counties if we do not enact legislation that empowers our counties to execute their mandate. So, this committee will harmonise how statistics will be collected in the counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it further provides on matters; information. It ensures that there is access to the respective statistical information by both parties; that is both from the KNBS and the office of the county statistician. The two have to share information that they have. The national Government and the county government shall consult and cooperate with each other in the performance of their functions including the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of statistical information. When the national Government wants to find out some information or progress in a certain county on a particular matter, it should be possible to access it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bill ensures that the information can be accessed by the members of the public and the executive members as they continue with their work. The county statistician may at the request of any person and upon the payment of any subscribed fee provide to that person any information relating to the functions of the service under this Act. The information should be readily available to any member of the public or anyone who would want to have this information. The county office shall be required to provide up to date information on the methods and procedures used to compile official county statistics. So, it is not just giving us the data but anyone can query the method that was used to reach a certain data. It will also disseminate and make available to the public any analysis of it. This office will further analyse the data and the statistics that have been collected. The county statistics office fund will be allocated in the normal manner in the county assembly. It will provide provisions for this. The Bill further provides the offences and penalties. The regulations and rules of procedure will be made by the Cabinet Secretary to ensure better enforcement of this Act. Mr. Temporary Speaker, in conclusion, I urge my colleagues to find this an important Bill that will enable the next set of governors to base their decisions on the governance of their counties. In the Committee on Devolution, we considered some of the amendments on what our counties have done. An audit of all the county assets should be done so that when new governors come into power, there is a smooth transition and they will get the information that they need. When we have this office in place, it will make it better for the governors to see what they had since the county governments started and the progress that has been made and what ought to be done in future. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I implore on my colleagues to find this to be one of the Bills that will help in decision making in our counties and for Kenyans to keep tabs on what is really happening in counties. Not just hypothetically, but having information and data that has been scientifically put in place in our counties by this particular office. I beg to move and ask Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. to second."
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