Usaidizi kwa serikali za kaunti

Kiswahili

(1)Bunge litatunga sheria ili kuhakikisha kwamba serikali za kaunti zina usaidizi wa kutosha ili kuziwezesha kutekeleza majukumu yao.

(2)Serikali za kaunti zitaendesha mifumo ya usimamizi wa fedha inayoafikiana na matakwa ya sheria ya kitaifa.

(3)Bunge litatunga sheria itakayoruhusu serikali ya kitaifa kuingilia kati ikiwa serikali ya kaunti—

(a)imeshindwa kutekeleza majukumu yake; au

(b)haiendeshi mfumo wa usimamizi wa fedha unaoambatana na matakwa ya sheria ya kitaifa.

(4)Sheria inayorejelewa katika ibara ya (3) inaweza, hasa, kuipa serikali ya kitaifa mamlaka ya-—

(a)kuchukua hatua mwafaka ili kuhakikisha kwamba majukumu ya serikali ya kaunti yanatekelezwa na kwamba serikali hiyo inaendesha mfumo wa usimamizi wa fedha unaoafikia mahitaji yaliyotolewa; na

(b)kuwajibika katika utekelezaji wa majukumu husika ikiwa itahitajika.

(5)Sheria inayorejelewa chini ya ibara ya (3)—

(a)itahitaji notisi kutolewa kwa serikali ya kaunti kuhusu hatua zozote ambazo serikali ya kitaifa inanuia kuchukua;

(b)itaruhusu serikali ya kitaifa kuchukua tu hatua ambazo ni muhimu;

(c)itahitaji serikali ya kitaifa kuchukua hatua ambazo zitaisaidia serikali ya kaunti kurejelea kikamilifu utekelezaji wa majukumu yake serikali hiyo inapoingilia kati; na

(d)itatoa mchakato ambao Seneti inaweza kutumia ili kukomesha uingiliaji kati wa serikali ya kitaifa.

English

Support for county governments

(1)Parliament shall by legislation ensure that county governments have adequate support to enable them to perform their functions.

(2)County governments shall operate financial management systems that comply with any requirements prescribed by national legislation.

(3)Parliament shall, by legislation, provide for intervention by the national government if a county government—

(a)is unable to perform its functions; or

(b)does not operate a financial management system that complies with the requirements prescribed by national legislation.

(4)Legislation under clause (3) may, in particular, authorise the national government—

(a)to take appropriate steps to ensure that the county government’s functions are performed and that it operates a financial management system that complies with the prescribed requirements; and

(b)if necessary, to assume responsibility for the relevant functions.

(5)The legislation under clause (3) shall—

(a)require notice to be given to a county government of any measures that the national government intends to take;

(b)permit the national government to take only measures that are necessary;

(c)require the national government, when it intervenes, to take measures that will assist the county government to resume full responsibility for its functions; and

(d)provide for a process by which the Senate may bring the intervention by the national government to an end.