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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I join my colleagues in saying that there is no better time than now for this law to be passed by this House. It comes against the backdrop of most governors who were being sworn in without a legal framework that was in place. It will allow a seamless transition from the outgoing governor and governor-elect. The Assumption of the Office of County Governor Bill, 2018 is very important. It will address some of these challenges we have faced over time. Madam Temporary Speaker, the biggest test was 2017. The second generation of governors were being sworn in with no proper procedure of the committees or the legal parameters that could be raised and used at any point in time. In some of the places, outgoing governors did not turn up to hand over while in others the judges did not have the Oath of Affirmation. I believe in the addition of the functions of the Assumption of the Office of Governor Committee in this Bill; which has not been indicated. I hope when amended, the functions will include the fact that the committee should design the appropriate the oath. Subsequently, we do not want to go to a place and have a standardised form of Oath of affirmation or somebody has to carry the Bill itself or the County Government Act and read the Oath of Office of the County Governor. The Assumption of the Office of Governor Committee should come up with the Oath of Affirmation in line with the provisions of the Constitution. One of the functions of the Assumption of Office Committee Members is ensuring that the documents they prepare include financial status of the county and the bank accounts. Consequently, the incoming governor will be aware of the number of bank accounts the county government has. Some of the governors might be in office three months, six months only to learn that there were some bank accounts being run by specific individuals and yet they belong to the county. The other function must include drawing up a register of assets and liabilities. We have problems; especially during the Transition Authority era. They had a problem where these assets should be itemised properly. A county like Nandi, the number of acres of land which the county government own should be specific. We should have a schedule that is annexed to this Bill so that we know how many cows and chicken the county government owns. 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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