Following the Liaison committee meeting dated 22nd February, 2019 thecommittee approved under Standing Order SO 196(1); that two committees ofthe county Assembly considering similar matters may with the approval of thespeaker, hold a joint sitting.The two committees were; Select committee on Implementation and thesectoral committee on Labor &Social Welfare tasked to conduct abenchmarking visit to Elgeyo Marakwet County Assembly to compare matterson:i. The best practice by the County Assembly on Members sittingallowancesii. Members general welfareiii. Procedure conducted in committee sittings andiv. Infrastructural developmentAnd report the findings to the assembly for adoption.1.2 Establishment and Mandate of the Joint CommitteeHon. SpeakerThe joint committee is mandated by Article 185 of the Constitution of Kenya2010, which provides that;(1) The legislative authority of a county is vested in, and exercised by, its countyassembly. Page 3 of 14 Joint committee report on the benchmarking activity to Elgeyo Marakwet County Assembly(2) A county assembly may make any laws that are necessary for or incidentalto, the effective performance of the functions and exercise of the powers of thecounty government under the Fourth Schedule

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