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    "id": 966650,
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    "speaker_name": "The Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "(8) Having carefully reviewed the text of the Motion as well as the contesting arguments made on the admissibility of the Motion, I have examined the Constitution, the County Governments Act, as well as the materials forming the travaux preparatoires . That is the background documents forming the negotiation and drafting history of the Constitution as well as the County Governments Act so as to get an understanding on the roles and powers of governors and their deputies from that drafting history, as well as the drafting history of the County Governments Act. Powers of Governor/Deputy Governor:- (9) Article 176(1) creates a county government in each of the 47 Counties. The county government consists of a county assembly and a county executive. Regarding the county executive, Articles 179(1) and (2) of the Constitution provides that the executive authority of the County is vested in, and exercised by, the CEC comprising of the county governor, the deputy county governor and the CEC Members. In the exercise of this executive authority, the governor and deputy governor are designated as the chief executive officer and deputy chief executive officer of the County respectively by Article 179(4) of the Constitution. (10) Pursuant to Article 183 of the Constitution, as read with Section 36 of the County Governments Act, the functions of the county governor as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), is to lead the CEC in:- a) Implementing County legislation; b) Implementing, within the county, national legislation, to the extent that the legislation so requires; c) Managing and coordinating the functions of the county administration and its departments; d) Supervising the administration and delivery of services in the county and all decentralized units of the county; and, e) Performing any other functions conferred on the CEC by the Constitution or national legislation, including functions incidental thereto. (11) Those functions are assigned to the CEC which, as we have seen, is led by the governor. However, the Committee as a whole, has those five functions. Then there are more functions which are specifically assigned to the governor, as an officer and as the CEO of the county; and these are contained in Sections 30, 44 and 45 of the County Governments Act. They include the following:- a) Represent the county in national and international fora and events; b) Nominate, appoint, with the approval of the County Assembly, members of the CEC, the County Secretary and Chief Officers; c) Submit County plans and policies to the County Assembly for approval; d) Assent to Bills passed by the County Assembly; e) Chair meetings of the County Executive Committee; f) Submit to the County Assembly annual reports on the implementation status of county policies and plans; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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