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    "id": 584537,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " I have a Communication to make on the Report of the Commission of Inquiry into the Petition seeking the suspension of the County Government of Makueni County. You will recall that in the sitting of the Senate held on 15th September, 2015, the Senator for Makueni County, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., rose on a point of order seeking the directions of the Chair with respect to the tabling of the report of the Commission of Inquiry on the Petition seeking to suspend the County Government of Makueni. The Senator observed that the report of the Commission of Inquiry had been presented to His Excellency the President and that although the report was in the public domain, it had not been forwarded to the Senate for tabling and consideration by the Senate. The Senator expressed concern that apart from the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry that the County Government be suspended, there were other recommendations in the report which require legislative intervention by the Senate. The Senator further expressed concern that the report had also raised some audit queries and other discrepancies of financial nature which require the intervention of the Senate in accordance with its oversight mandate provided for under Article 96 of the Constitution. The Senator stated that the people of Makueni had waited for a year for a solution to the challenges besetting Makueni County and that the decision by His Excellency the President on the matter could not stop the Senate from seeking that the report be tabled in the Senate; not just for the sake of the residents of Makueni County, but also so that the rest of the country would understand the contents of the report. The Senator concluded by requesting the Speaker to give directions and ruling on the tabling of the said report. In support of the point of order raised by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., other Senators, namely; Sen. Billow, Sen. Wangari and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale underscored that it was in the interest of Makueni County and the entire country that the report be tabled in the Senate so that the Senate would take appropriate action on the recommendations of the report in terms of Article 96 of the Constitution. Hon. Senators, it is in the public knowledge that on 3rd September, 2015, the Commission of Inquiry into the petition seeking the suspension of the County Government of Makueni County submitted its report to His Excellency the President. It is also in the public domain that one of the recommendations of the commission of inquiry was that pursuant to Article 192(2) of the Constitution, the County Government of Makueni be suspended. Article 192(1) of the Constitution says:- “The President may suspend a county Government – a) in an emergency arising out of internal conflict or war; or b) in any other exceptional circumstances.” Article 192(2) of the Constitution further provides that:- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}