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    "content": "provisions of the Constitution, the deputy governor assumed office. However, even now, the same scenario prevails. The office of the governor is occupied by the deputy governor with a lacuna in law. That does not provide for onward movement. Article 182(4) states: “If a vacancy occurs in the office of county governor and that of deputy county governor, or if the deputy county governor is unable to act, the speaker of the county assembly shall act as county governor.” As provided for in the Assumption of Office of the President, there is a clear line up in assumption of office which envisages all scenarios in the event that any of the emergent or perceived situations occur. However, this has been lacking and was silent in the Assumption of Office of the County Governor. Those are some of the areas that this Bill seeks to address. Clause five of this Bill provides for the establishment of the Assumption of Office of County Governor Committee which shall be an ad hoc committee consisting of various personnel and people within the county. We envisage an ad hoc committee because the period of time and the mandate of this committee is time bound. The purpose of the committee is to only facilitate work around the requirements, provisions and facilitation for the county governor-elect to smoothly assume office. That is why this committee can only be provided for under the terms of an ad hoc committee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the record, the various individuals who have been envisaged to be members of this ad hoc Committee on the Assumption of Office of the County Governor are:- (a) The County Secretary who shall be the chairperson; (b) The Principal Legal Advisor in the respective county; (c) The Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to the county public service; (d) The Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to information and communication; (e) The Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to finance; (f) The Chief Officer in the department responsible for matters relating to public works, roads and transport; (g) The County Commissioner; (h) The head of National Police Service in the county; (i) The Policing Authority representative in the county; (j) The Clerk of the county assembly; and (k) Two persons nominated by the governor-elect. The persons enlisted in this Bill are key people within the county. They are all persons who in one way or the other, either in the previous county government have held important positions within that county and are thus custodians of important knowledge, tools, facilities. They would play an important role in ensuring that the governor-elect is not only properly facilitated but is informed, catered for, has got all the necessary tools, information and access to ensure that there is a smooth assumption of office of the governor who is elected in a county. 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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