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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ongeri",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Samson Kegeo Ongeri",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute towards the Assumption of Office of the County Governor Bill (Senate Bills No. 1 of 2018). Madam Temporary Speaker, there was almost a near collapse of the functions of county governments, particularly when we had the most unfortunate situations where we either lost the governor or where the deputy governor resigned abruptly without any reason or for whatever reason there might have been. One of the things that I have seen in county governments is the haphazard manner in which county resources are handled, particularly towards the period of elections and immediately after the election. Fortunately, this Bill is prescribing the remedy coming immediately after the August elections in accordance to our Constitution. That means we should look for provision that will take care of what happens up to 30th June. After 30th of June, when the new financial year starts, nobody will have a mandate to spend resources in one way or the other until the new government is in place. I have seen that gap happen in one of the counties, where the County Executive Committee (CEC) Members and Chief Officers went on the rampage and employed people beyond the required numbers. This has brought a lot of difficulties for the young people who were employed because they have no employment letters. They were just taken and left there hanging. They do not get salary because they are not on the payroll. This is the kind of mischief that we should take care of immediately before the assumption of office. How do we treat this mischief which happens maybe two or three months before the elections? We should find a way of treating this mischief. I admit and agree that this assumption of the office of the county governor is predominantly so during the general elections. The only difficulty we see is in between the elections when a vacancy arises. All the proposals made in this Bill satisfy that need. I remember when I was a Minister for Local Government, one of the things that we used to 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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