The cardinal role of the Senate as set out in Article 96 of the Constitution is to represent the counties and protect their interests and those of their governments. To this end, we consider and pass Bills concerning counties and determine allocation of national revenue to the county governments, while providing oversight over these revenues. LEGISLATIVE PERFORMANCEThe second Session of the 12th Parliament recorded 47 published Senate Bills. Article 109 limits the legislative role of the Senate to “Bills concerning county governments”. As the Senate agitates for increased resources for counties, it is the responsibility of each the governments to account for its expenditure.

Source: The Star February 16, 2019 11:03 UTC