26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
The first allegation was: Failure to deliver the Annual State of the County Address for the Financial Year 2018/2019 to the County Assembly. From the evidence adduced before the Committee, the Governor demonstrated that two Annual State of the County Address were made. One albeit was not delivered in the County Assembly. The Committee further noted that there is no county legislation to provide for the content of the Annual State of the County Address as required by Section 30(2)(k) of the County Governments Act. The Committee also noted that there is no specific law that compels the Governor to ...
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Allegation 2: Undermining the Authority of the County Assembly
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Evidence adduced before the Committee showed that the County Executive has always submitted County Policy Papers and Plans, including the County Strategy Paper before the County Assembly. Further, the County Assembly has always approved the Annual Budget which include the Annual Development Plans (ADPs), the County Integrated Development Plans (CIDPS), the Fiscal Strategy Paper and the County Outlook Papers. There is evidence of Plans and Policy documents that have been presented to the County Assembly, received and approved by the same County Assembly. The Committee finds that the allegation was not proved and it is, therefore, not substantiated. The electronic ...
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Allegation 3: Violation of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
From the evidence adduced, the Committee noted a clear mismanagement of some tenders. I want to be very clear on this point. Of the 12 tenders listed in the Motion, the County Assembly only prosecuted four of them. The County Assembly used 12 tenders to allege mismanagement in the county, but they only prosecuted four of them. Eight were abandoned on the road. Of the four tenders prosecuted, the Committee notes that there was clear mismanagement of the tender process where tenders were awarded to companies whose bids were not responsive or where there were clear cases of conflict of ...
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
The Committee recommends that investigatory authorities undertake investigations on the same and the culpable officers, including the respective Tender Evaluation Committee members be called to account. The Committee finds that the allegations were not directly linked to the Governor and, therefore, not substantiated.
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Charge No.2 - Abuse of Office and Gross Misconduct
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
(1) Violation of Section 46 of the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act of 2015.
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Evidence adduced before the Committee showed that the respective tender committees were by law established by the respective Accounting Officers. There was no evidence linking the Governor with the establishment of the Tender Evaluation Committee. The Committee, therefore, finds that the allegation was not proved and not substantiated.
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26 Jun 2020 in Senate:
(2) Conferring a Benefit to a Public Officer.
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