GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 451

IN EXERCISE of my powers as Governor of the Nairobi City County, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of Kenya, the County Governments Act, 2012 and the Public Finance Management Act, 2012, I, the Governor of Nairobi City County, establish a committee to be known as the Committee on the Review, Scrutiny and Verification of Pending Legal Bills. The purpose of the Committee is to address the matter of pending legal bills claimed against the County Government. The Committee shall consist of: Kamotho Waiganjo – Chairperson Sylvia Mueni Kassanga – Vice-chairperson Members: Eric Theuri Aldrin Ojiambo Dulma Farah Mohamed David Kabeberi Dickson Mutuku Mwenze Elias Mutuma Jackson Awele Onyango Emily Chelule Victor Swanya Wangechi Wahome Ng’ayu Joint Secretaries/Secretariat Beatrice Auma Otieno Francis Njoroge In the performance of its functions the committee: (a) shall have access to reports of any previous investigations relevant to its mandate; (b) shall, as it considers appropriate, carry out or cause to be carried out such studies or research as may inform the committee on its mandate; (c) shall submit monthly progress reports, and a final report to the Governor; and (d) subject to the foregoing, shall have all the independence necessary for carrying out its function for the proper execution of its mandate, including the power to regulate its own procedure without being the subject of control by any other authority. The Committee shall— (a) Within (3) months, after scrutiny and analysis of the County Government’s stock of legal pending bills (or such longer period that the Governor may authorize), submit to the Governor a report with recommendation to settlement of the said pending bills. (b) Within (4) month, submit to the Governor a final report detailing recommendations towards the streamlining of the procurement of legal services within the County Government and ensuring that future escalation of pending legal bills is avoided. (c) In consultation with the Governor, have the power to co-opt any person or to appoint sub-committees as it deems fit only for specialized aspects of its terms of reference. The Secretariat of the Committee The Secretariat of the Committee shall be based at the City Hall and shall be responsible to the committee for— (a) providing appropriate background briefing; (b) preparing the Committee’s reports and disseminating any information deemed relevant to the Committee; and (c) undertaking research and liaising with the relevant National and Nairobi City County Government Departments and any other institution in order to gather relevant information necessary for the Committee. SAKAJA ARTHUR JOHNSON, Governor, Nairobi City County. 4:48 PM THE KENYA GAZETTE 16th January, 2023 170 170