A Message is a transmission of communication between the Assembly and the Senate or the Assembly and the Executive.

Under Standing Order 41(1), a message from the County Assembly to the Senate must be in writing and be signed by the Speaker. The Clerk of the County Assembly is responsible for transmitting a message from the County Assembly to the Clerk of the Senate and receives messages from the Senate. The Clerk delivers to the Speaker a message received from the Senate at the first available opportunity after receipt and in any event not later than the next day not being a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday.

If a message is received from the Senate, at a time when the County Assembly is in session, the Speaker reports the message to the County Assembly at the first convenient opportunity after its receipt and in any event not later than the next sitting day.

If a message is received from the Senate, at a time when the County Assembly is not in session, the Speaker forthwith causes the message to be transmitted to every Member and reports the message to the County Assembly on the day the County Assembly next sits.

When the Speaker reports a message from the Senate, the message shall be deemed to have been laid before the County Assembly and the Speaker may either: -
•    direct that the message be dealt with forthwith, or
•    appoint a day for the consideration of the message; or
•    refer the message to the relevant Committee of the County Assembly for consideration

Under Standing Order 42 (1) the Speaker reads to the County Assembly any message from the Governor or the Senator of the County delivered to the Speaker for communication to the County Assembly. If a message is received from the Governor or the Senator of the County, at a time when the County Assembly is not in session, the Speaker forthwith causes the message to be transmitted to every Member and reports the message to the County Assembly on the day the County Assembly next sits. When a message from the Governor or the Senator of the County is read, the message is deemed to have been laid before the County Assembly and the Speaker may either-
•    direct that the message be dealt with forthwith, or
•    appoint a day for the consideration of the message; or
•    refer the message to the relevant Committee of the County Assembly for consideration

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