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"content": " I now invite the Chairperson of the Committee on Devolution and intergovernmental Relations to make a statement on the activities of the Committee."
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"content": "ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON DEVOLUTION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for the period between January to April, 2025, issued pursuant to Standing Order No..56(1)(b). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 56(1)(b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for the stated period of January to April, 2025. During the reporting period, the Committee has carried out various activities pertaining to its mandate. In summary, the Committee has transacted the following legislative business- (a) The following two Bills are before the Committee, and the Committee is at the final stages of considering and drafting its report. The first one is the Office of the County Attorney (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Senate Bills No.47 of 2024), and the second one is the County Government Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024 (Senate Bills No.52 of 2024). (b) The Committee received seven Statements that were sought from the Committee during this period. The Committee considered and concluded four, leaving three Statements pending before the Committee currently. (c) The Committee, jointly with the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, considered a Petition on restraining county governments from hiring law firms for legal representation in court cases and tabled a joint report on the matter before the House on Thursday, 3rd April, 2025. (d) In inquiring on the performance of the counties on the implementation of county budgets, the Committee has been holding consultative meetings with stakeholders to deliberate on key issues arising from the county budget implementation review reports for the Financial Year 2022/2023 and the Financial Year 2023/2024 by the office of the Controller of Budget (CoB). The Committee has so far met with governors from eight counties and deliberated on the low expenditure on development in the counties contrary to Section 107(2B) of the Public Finance Management Act, Cap 412A. (e) The Committee, on its own volition, is currently conducting an inquiry into the matter of the county governments operating several commercial bank accounts contrary to Regulation 82(1)(b) of the Public Finance Management as the County Government Regulation, 2015. In consideration of the matter, the Committee met with governors from nine counties and deliberated on the matter. At the tail end of its consideration, the Committee held a retreat with the Council of Governors (CoG), the Controller of Budget, and the Auditor General to deliberate on the key issues that are emerging from the"
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"content": "inquiry on the many commercial accounts that they have in commercial banks. Following the extensive deliberations, the Committee shall now table its conclusive report on the matter before this House. (f) In assessing the state of devolution in the counties, the Committee visited Turkana County to inspect the development projects being implemented by the County Government of Turkana. During the visit, the Committee noted that construction of some key projects had stalled, while others had taken too long to complete. Consequently, the Committee resolved to convene a meeting with key stakeholders implementing some of these projects in order to address the challenges causing the delayed implementation of projects. Thereafter, the Committee shall table a comprehensive report on this matter before this House. (g) In adherence to its constitutional mandate to safeguard the counties and in fostering a harmonious working relationship with the county governments, the Committee is currently inquiring into the long-standing dispute in the County Assembly of Nyamira, which has caused a leadership and operational crisis in the Assembly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Committee in future plans to do the following- (1) A retreat with the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGRTC), to deliberate on the issues emerging from the Gazette Notice No.219 by IGTRC, dated 16th December, 2024, on transfer of devolved functions. (2) Conduct an inquiry into national Government parastatals that are still performing devolved functions. (3) Conduct visits to various counties to inspect the development projects being implemented by the county governments and assess the general state of devolution in the counties. Lastly, I wish to appreciate the office of the Speaker, the Senate leadership and the office of the Clerk of the Senate for the steadfast support that they accorded us in the Committee. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. Lastly, I call upon the Chairperson of the Committee on Education to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Committee."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Education for the period between 1st January, 2025 to 30th April, 2025, pursuant to Standing Order No.56(1)9b). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56(1)(b) to make a Statement on activities of the Standing Committee on Education for the period commencing 1st January, 2025 to 31st March, 2025. The Standing Committee on Education is established under Standing Order No.228 of the State Standing Orders and is mandated to consider all matters related to"
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