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    "content": "sent judges to various counties. I would not want to see a Governor-elect being sworn in by a resident Chief Magisrtate. I appreciate that there are no high courts everywhere, but the fact is that all governors will not be sworn in on the same day. There is an advantage of separating them on different days. So, my proposal is that we ensure that the swearing in of County Governors-elect is done only by Judges. The judiciary has enough judges who can go around the country to swear in the County Governors-elect. We should not include the resident Chief Magistrate, it should only remain at the level of the Judges so that we continue to protect - I am not saying this to massage the egos of governors – the high regard and esteem of being a Governor, so that we do not have cases of a Governor in Garissa being sworn in by a resident Chief Magistrate, in Nairobi by a Judge and when you go to Kisumu by a resident Chief Magistrate. I propose that we ensure it is only Judges that will be swearing in the County Governors-elect, so that the process remains clear. Finally, on funding, it is not provided for in the Bill. Any law must be followed with funding. I have gone through the Bill and funding has not been indicated. We should be specific so that we do not have the assumption of office committee of a county like Nairobi for example claiming to have used Kshs100 million during the time they were in office preparing their reports and organising for public functions. It is important that we identify the source of funding because the committee is constituted before a new governor comes into force. What happens if a governor is defeated? If you come from a county like mine for example and stand on a Jubilee ticket, chances are 80 per cent that you will be elected. However we had instances where some governors lost. What happens in such instances? I suggest that we should provide for funding from specific sources but we should ensure that there is a specific ceiling so that we do not cease ---"
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