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    "content": "loyalists, campaigners and henchmen. Sometimes you find in the core team that is at the centre of the county is a group of people who are loyal to that particular person only. The requirement of the law that one needs to understand is that at the expiry of the term of a governor, the officers employed by that government owe and pledge allegiance to the government of the day. That may be taken for granted but in most cases it does not happen. That is why it is important for this to be included in part of the functions that will be addressed by this Committee. The next function is:- “(e) Facilitate communication between the outgoing governor and the governor- elect.” These are pertinent issues. As elected Members, we all know what happens in an electoral process. Sometimes it gets so grueling and competitive that at the end of the process, candidates cannot even look at each other, let alone speak. Therefore, facilitation of communication between the two, especially where there is exchange of important information that will help the governor-elect continue with the work that was being done by the governor who was in office is important and is part of the functions. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other function of this Committee is:- “(f) prepare the programme and organise for the swearing-in ceremony.” In the absence of an organised programme, we can probably imagine what would happen and happens in the processes of swearing-in. I again bring my mind to the events of 2013. I was there in my county and others where I paid a visit to help my friends as one of their guests. It was chaotic. One would find that some people did not know where to start or what to do. Some events were being held all the way up to after 6.00 p.m. where you would find people still dancing. There was no date or programme and people did not know who was going to speak where. Generally, this is what we are trying to address by ensuring that there is a programme that can be followed on this day. Lastly, the other function is to:- “(g) Carry out any other activity necessary for the performance of its functions under this Act and perform any other function assigned to it under any written law. “ Clause Nine of the Bill tasks the Assumption of The Office of County Governor Committee with the duty to provide adequate security for the county governor-elect and deputy governor-elect upon the declaration of the final results of the election of the office of the governor by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) following their election. The key words here are “upon declaration of the final results”. When we are going through the election process, most of the times these results are announced in open halls where multitudes of people have come. Some come expecting to win, others disputing the results and others with other intentions. Upon the declaration of a governor-elect and deputy - it is on record and we all have seen it - that in some places it ends up breaking into a fight. In other places you find somebody grabbing the results from the IEBC officer before they declare the results and running away with them. Others will literally jump onto the candidate about to be declared winner and strangle them. 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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