COMMITTEE – COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF LAMU

A County Assembly Committee is a group of Members of the County Assembly designated to do the detailed work of the County Assembly. The Members are expected to work together toward a common goal, and may work without the restrictions of formality. Section 14 (1)(b) of the County Governments Act, 2012 provides that subject to the standing orders, a county assembly “may establish committees in such a manner and for such general or special purposes as it considers fit, and regulate the procedure of any committee so established”. Committees perform specific roles on behalf of the Assembly. Therefore, their mandate and powers are given by the Assembly, through the County Assembly Standing Orders (Second Edition) or resolution by the County Assembly.

This therefore implies that the mandate and powers cannot be assumed by the Committees i.e. the Committee may not go beyond the scope of the particular duties entrusted to it by the Standing Orders or by resolution of the Assembly. The Committees may also not work independently of the Assembly. The power and mandate of the Committee are for the whole Committee not its individual members i.e. the mandate of Committees has to be exercised or discharged at a properly constituted meeting. No decision of the Committee is binding unless the meeting was properly constituted in terms of notice of meeting, quorum and the leadership. Committees of the Assembly make recommendations to the Plenary of the Assembly in the form of resolutions. Their recommendations may or may not be acted upon by the Assembly or may be rejected or ignored altogether. IMPORTANCE OF COMMITTEES Committees are integral parts for the conduct of Assembly business. An effective Committee system makes the Assembly to be more responsive to the needs of the electorate while making the role of the Members more relevant and the democratic process more representative of, and accountable to, the views of the electorate. Committees are important in at least the following ways: 1. They provide opportunities for public input into the legislative processes; 2. They relieve the pressure of business on the floor of the Assembly and therefore contribute to the achievement of efficiency; 3. Committees conduct detailed investigation into an issue which may not be carried out efficiently and effectively by the whole County Assembly and therefore contributes to the attainment of democratic ideals especially transparency and accountability; 4. Committees can conduct public hearings where representatives or organizations and experts on particular subjects may be invited to give advice. This allows Committees to be more effective in making sound decisions while allowing groups of citizens a voice in policy making; 5. Make legislators work faster; 6. Enables legislators get full details in specific issues before the Assembly; 7. Make the Assembly perform many tasks at the same time; 8. Meeting point between legislators and the executive; 9. Reviewing legislation; 10. Scrutinizing the county government’s activities, policies and programs and whether they meet the objectives of legislation as intended; 11. Conducting investigations and inquiries into matters relating to their mandate Committees perform functions which the County Assembly while in Plenary is not well-suited to perform in its corporate form, such as; 1. Receiving views from the public; 2. Summoning witnesses to present oral evidence, written memoranda or documents; 3. Frequent sittings away from the precincts of the County Assembly and for longer unregulated hours; 4. Sifting evidence and formulating reasoned conclusions without observing strict rules of procedure; and 5. Carrying out inspection tours and inquiries on matters for subsequent reporting to the Assembly .

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ASSEMBLY BUSINESS COMMITTEE (HBC)

1. Hon. Azhar Ali Mbarak. – Speaker

2. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna. – Deputy Speaker

3. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana. – Majority Leader

4. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan. – Minority Leader

5. MCA Suleiman Mohamed Farah

6. MCA Beatrice Wamaitha Munge

7. MCA Shekhuna Abbass Shekhuna

8. MCA Somoe Mahmoud Abdulrahman

9. MCA Hope Wanjiku Mwaura

THE SPEAKERS PANEL

1. Hon Azhar Ali Mbarak – Speaker

2. Hon Paul Kimani Njuguna – Deputy speaker

3. Hon Beatrice Wamitha Munge – Chair CPIAC

4. Hon Francis Ngure Gakonga – Chair Delegated

5. Hon Ahmed Omar Hamid

COMMITTEE ON SELECTION

1. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana. – (Majority Leader) – Chair

2. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan. – Vice Chairperson

3. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna. – (Minority Leader)

4. MCA Deko Barisa Bana

5. MCA Suleiman Mohamed Farah

6. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

7. MCA Somoe Abdulrahman Mahmoud

8. MCA Husni Alawi Mohamed

9. MCA Mercy Wangeci Nyambura

COMMITTEE ON APPOINTMENT

1. Hon. Azhar Ali Mbarak. – Speaker

2. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna. – Hon. Deputy Speaker

3. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana. – Majority Leader

4. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan. – Minority Leader

5. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

6. MCA Suleiman Mohamed Farah

7. MCA Hope Wanjiku Mwaura

BUDGET & APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE

1. MCA Barisa Deko Bana

2. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana

3. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna

4. MCA Mercy Riziki Nzai

5. MCA Mohamed Aboud Abubakar

6. MCA Mercy Wangeci Nyambura

7. MCA Suleiman Farah Mohamed

8. MCA Amina Hassan BWanamkuu

9. MCA John Mburu Gitonga

COUNTY PUBLIC INVESTMENTS AND ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

1. MCA Beatrice Wamaitha Munge

2. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan

3. MCA Husni Mohamed Alawy

4. MCA Francis Ngure Gakonga

5. MCA Shekhuna Abbass Shekhuna

6. MCA Somoe Abdulrahman Mahmoud

7. MCA James Njaaga Kariuki

8. MCA Aisha Abdulrahman Ali

9. MCA Hope Wanjiku Mwaura

COUNTY ASSEMBLY PROCEDURE AND RULES COMMITTEE

1. Hon. Azhar Ali Mbarak – Speaker/Chairperson

2. MCA Mohamed Aboud Abubakar

3. MCA Somoe Abdulrahman Mahmoud

4. MCA John Mburu Gitonga

5. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

6. MCA Suleiman Farah Mohamed

7. MCA Beatrice Wamaitha Munge

COMMITTEE ON IMPLEMENTATION

1. MCA James Njaaga Kariuki

2. MCA Somoe Abdulrahman Mahmoud

3. MCA Aisha Abdulrahman Ali

4. MCA Atwaa Salim Mohamed

5. MCA Mohamed Aboud Abubakar

6. MCA Shekhuna Abbass Shekhuna

7. MCA Fancis Ngure Gakonga

8. MCA John Mburu Gitonga

9. MCA Mercy Riziki Nzai

COMMITTEE ON DELEGATED, COUNTY LEGISLATION, JUSTICE AND LEGAL AFFAIRS

1. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana

2. MCA Mercy Riziki Nzai

3. MCA Mohamed Aboud Abubakar

4. MCA Barisa Deko Bana

5. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

6. MCA Mercy Wangeci Nyambura

7. MCA James Njaaga Kariuki

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON LANDS AND NATURAL RESOURCES

1. MCA Husni Mohamed Alawy

2. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna

3. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

4. MCA Somoe Abdulrahman Mahmoud

5. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana

6. MCA Suleiman Farah Mohamed

7. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan

COMMITTEE ON DEVOLUTION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

1. MCA John Mburu Gitonga

2. MCA Suleiman Farah Mohamed

3. MCA Barisa Deko Bana

4. MCA Shekhuna Abbass Shekhuna

5. MCA Atwaa Salim Mohamed

6. MCA Beatrice Wamaitha Munge

7. MCA Mercy Wangeci Nyambura

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH SERVICES

1. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan

2. MCA John Mburu Gitonga

3. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna

4. MCA Mercy Wangeci Nyambura

5. MCA James Njaaga Kariuki

6. MCA Atwaa Salim Mohamed

7. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

DEPARTMENTAL COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORT & PUBLIC WORKS

1. MCA MCA Fahd Dini Adnan

2. MCA Ahmed Omar Hamid

3. MCA Husni Alawy Mohamed

4. MCA James Njaaga Kariuki

5. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

6. MCA Beatrice Wamaitha Munge

COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND TOURISM

1. MCA Francis Ngure Gakonga

2. MCA Hope Wanjiku Mwaura

3. MCA Paul Njuguna Kimani

4. MCA Husuni Alawy Mohamed

5. MCA Ahmed Omar Hamid

6. MCA Mercy Riziki Nzai

7. MCA Aisha Abdulrahman Ali

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND BLUE ECONOMY

1. MCA Suleiman Farah Mohamed

2. MCA Mercy Wangeci Nyambura

3. MCA Hope Wanjiku Mwaura

4. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana

5. MCA Barisa Deko Bana

6. MCA Francis Ngure Gakonga

7. MCA James Njaaga Kariuki

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, GENDER AND EQUALITY

1. MCA Mohamed Aboud Abubakar

2. MCA Beatrice Munge Wamaitha

3. MCA Hope Wanjiku Mwaura

4. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana

5. MCA Mercy Riziki Nzai

6. MCA Ahmed Hamid Omar

7. MCA Francis Ngure Gakonga

COMMITTEE ON POWER AND PRIVILEGE

1. Hon. Azhar Ali Mbarak – Speaker/Chairperson

2. MCA Francis Ngure Gakonga

3. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana

4. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan

5. MCA Husuni Alawy Mohamed

6. MCA Barisa Deko Bana

7. MCA Hope Wanjiku Mwaura

COMMITTEE ON ASSEMBLY AFFAIRS AND CATERING

1. MCA Shekhuna Abbas Shekhuna

2. MCA Fahd Dini Adnan

3. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna

4. MCA Suleiman Farah Mohamed

5. MCA Husuni Alawy Mohamed

6. MCA Beatrice Wamaitha Munge

7. MCA Mercy Nyambura Wangechi

COMMITTEE ON LIAISON

1. MCA Paul Kimani Njuguna

2. MCA James Njaaga KariukiShekhuna Abbas Shekhuna

3. MCA Bwana Mohamed Bwana

4. MCA Husuni Alawy Mohamed

5. MCA Suleiman Farah Mohamed

6. MCA Barisa Deko Bana

7. MCA Beatrice Wamaitha Munge

8. MCA Fahad Dini Adnan

9. MCA John Mburu Gitonga

10. MCA Mohamed Aboud Abubakar

11. MCA Shekhuna Abbass Shekhuna

12. MCA Amina Hassan Bwanamkuu

13. MCA Francis Ngure Gakonga