County Governments (Amendment) Act, 2014 (No. 13 of 2014)

1. This Act rnay be cited as the County Governments Short title (Amendment) Act,2014.

2. The County Governments Act, 2012, hereinafter Amendment of No 17of20l2 referred to as the "principal Act", is amended by inserting the following new section immediately after section 9l EstabLshment of ('ount1 Developmcnt 91A (1). There is established, for each Boards county, a board to be known as the County Development Board, consisting of the following persons- (a) the member of the Senate for the county elected' under Article 98(1Xa) of the Constitution, who shall be the chairperson of the Board and convener of the Board's meetings; (b) the members of the National Assembly elected under Article 97(1)(a) of the Constitution representing the constituencies located in the county; (c) the wornan member of the National Assembly for the county elected under Article 97 (1) (b) of the ' Constitution; (d) the governor, as the chief executive officer of the county government, who shall be the vice-chairperson 166 No. l3 C o unty G o v ernme nt s ( Ame ndme nt ) 2014 of the Board, and in his absence, the deputy governor of the county 'shall be the vice-chairperson; (e) the deputy governor of the county; (0 the leader of the majority party in the county assembly; (g) the leader of the minority party ih the county assembly; (h) the chairperson of the county assembly committee responsible for finance and planning; (i) the chairperson of the county assembly committee responsible for budget; () the chairperson of the County Public Service Board, who shall be an ex-fficio member; (k) the County Secretary, who shall be the secretary of the Board and shall also provide Secretariat services to the Board, as an ex fficio member; (l) the County Commissioner, as an ex-fficio member; and (m)the head of a department of the national goYernment or the county government or any other person invited by the Board to attend a specific meeting of the Board. (2) The County Development Board, for each county, shall- (a) provide a forum, at the county . 'level, for consultation and coordination between the national government and the county governments on matters of development and projects in accordance with the Constitution and, more specifically, Article 6(2), Article l0 and Article 174 of the Constitution; 167 2014 County'Governments (Amendntent) No. 13 (U) consiOer and give input on any county development plans before they are tabled in the county assembly for consideration; (c) consider and give input on county annual budgeti before they are tabled. in the county assembly for consideration; (d) consider and advise on any issues of concern that may arise within the county. (3) The quorum'for any meeting of the County Development Board shall be one- third of all the members of the Board and for the purposes of this section, an immediate'former member shall remain a member of the Board until a new member is elected or appointed, as the case may be. (4) tut"eiing, of the County Development Board shall be held at the County headquarters at least once in each quarter. (5) In the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson shall preside ovef ihe meetings of the Board, and in the absence of the chairperson and the vice-chairperson, the Board shall elect a member to chair the meeting. (6) County Development Boards shall be constituted within sixty days after the date of a general election. (7) Despite sub-section (6), a County Development Board shall be established in each county within thirty days of the commencement of this Act.

3. The principal Act is amended in section 9l by Amcndmcnt of No. 17of20l2 deleting paragraph (f).

4. The principal Act is amended by inserting the Inscrtion of ncw clausc 9lB in following new sections immediately after the proposed new No.17 of 2012 section 9lA- 168 No. 13 C o t uttT' G o v' e r tt m e nts ( Ant end ment ) 2014 ,| Operational e\Penses

918. The operational expenses in respect of the County Development Board I shall be provided for in the annual estimates of the revenue and expenditure of the respective county government. Offence ol' obstructing or

91C. Any person who knowingly and hrndering the unlawfully obstructs, hinders, undermines or County prevents the County Development Board Devclopr.cnt Roard fronr discharging its functions under this Act commits an offence and is liable, on conviction, to punishment by a fine not exceeding one million shillings or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one vear, or bofh.