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    "content": "Consequently, we should be specific so that the Committee does not come up with a mixed-up report; including land. They should indicate liabilities so that the incoming governor is aware. In addition, the report should be specific about liabilities, number of bank accounts, assets and other financial statements. It is also important to include in the handing over reports the donor funded projects especially in the health sector. The health sector in this country and counties is heavily funded by the donors so all those issues must be captured in a crystal clear manner so that we protect the county assets for the benefit of all. I have seen it has been indicated as part of this Bill that any citizen can write and demand some specific information. This is why it is important for the Committee to be specific. The fourth function indicated is important. It is on how to know the status of the county projects that are there so that when these reports are handed over to the incoming Governor, they are fully aware of what is going on. Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 5(2)(h) and (i) says: “The head of the National Police Service appointed to the County Policing Authority by the Inspector-General under section 41 (1)(c) of the National Police Service Act; The Policing Authority Representative in the county;” Its wording is correct; it is at the discretion of the Inspector-General (IG) to appoint. Now that in our counties we have County Commanders, for example, in Kapsabet which is the headquarters of Nandi County, we have a County Commander in charge of the Administration police and a County Commander in charge of Kenya police. I propose in addition, to include somebody from the National Intelligence Service (NIS). As per procedure and practice, NIS do not report to the either the Police Commandant or the Administration Police commandant at County level. So, I propose that in that Clause we include the NIS so that its representative can sit in the Committee to assist the Governor. One has to appreciate that after the elections, it takes 21 days before the County Governor-elect is sworn in. The people at the county level will still be divided because elections are protracted and the losers will still be nursing the wounds of losing. Security is critical at this stage. The NIS will be able to assist with the planning of security especially on the swearing-in. I have seen the standard practice is, because it is a public function, it has to be gazetted and it can be done anywhere. For example, for someone from Nandi like me who comes from Mosoriot Township, I can decide to hold the swearing in ceremony in my township instead of Kapsabet. The point I am trying to make is to ensure the security agencies assist the Assumption Committee to ensure that they are up to speed with what is happening on security matters. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, when you look at Clause15(1) it says: “The swearing-in of the County Governor-elect shall be conducted in a public ceremony before the resident High Court Judge, or, in the absence of the resident High Court Judge, the resident Chief Magistrate.” It has to be noted that in most of our counties, there are no High Courts with Judges, but what happened in 2017 is that the judiciary during the dedication of the Chief Justice they 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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