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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, so that we dispense of this matter and also for posterity, because traditions and precedent are important, I rise under Article 75 on the conduct of State officers. I beg to read and I shall be very quick- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "“A State officer shall behave, whether in public and official life, in private life, or in association with other persons, in a manner that avoids- (a) any conflict between personal interests and public or official duties; (b) compromising any public or official interest in favour of a personal interest; or, (c) demeaning the office the officer holds. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also invite you to look at our Standing Orders No.252 in quick succession, on attendance before the National Assembly and reverse."
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"content": "Silvanus Osoro is a Member of Parliament (MP) of South Mugirango, where the Deputy Governor is facing impeachment allegations. Two, he is the Majority Chief Whip in the National Assembly. So, my concern is that in as much as I am aware of Article 50, you must also interpret the Constitution for both Articles 50 and 73 together. I am aware that the Deputy Governor Dr. Monda is allowed to have a legal representative of his own choice. Is it in order for my brother Mheshimiwa Silvanus Osoro, the MP of South Mugirango, to appear on behalf of Robert Monda, the Deputy Governor? This is because one, he is a State officer and two, of conflict of interest that he might send mixed signals that he is a Chief Whip of the Majority Side of the National Assembly. Third, looking at Standing Order No. 252, is whether the procedure allows him to appear before the Senate not only as an advocate but also as a MP? Under Article 93, a Member of Parliament (MP) is both a Senator and a Member of the National Assembly. Some of us, who are learned friends, would have wished to appear on behalf of either side. If we allow Hon. Osoro, it means that as MPs as defined under Article 93 of the Constitution, we can also appear on behalf of either side involved in impeachment Motions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly and finally, it is in the public domain that the Governor of Kisii County, Mheshimiwa. Simba Arati, and Hon. Sylvanus Osoro have had a public altercation. I beg that we do not use the Senate as a playground for local politics of what is happening in Kisii County. Could it be that Hon. Osoro and Governor Simba Arati are extending their political ground to the Senate, whereas we are here to listen to charges that have the basis of evidence and can stand the test of legal, constitutional and our Standing Orders? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg that you rule that Hon. Osoro should relinquish himself from representing Hon. (Dr.) Monda, go back to the National Assembly and serve our party, the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) and the Kenya Kwanza Government. He is the Majority Chief Whip in the National Assembly. We might lose some Bills in the National Assembly while Hon. Osoro is busy representing for personal and financial gain and propelling his profession at the expense of the position that we gave him in the National Assembly. Hon. Osoro should go and serve the people of South Mugirango and Members of the National Assembly and allow this House to proceed. I know Senior Counsel, Katwa Kigen, and his retinue of learned colleagues, can do their job well. Hon. Osoro can continue fighting with Governor Arati in funerals in Kisii County, but not in this House. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I submit."
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"content": " Sen. Boni, please proceed. I hope it is a new matter altogether, not related to what has already been raised. Is it something new, Sen. Boni?"
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"content": "Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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"content": " Proceed."
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"content": "It is new to the extent that he has raised four issues upon which you should rule. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am inviting you to consider ruling on a fifth issue. Whereas this is the Senate, in this Chamber this morning and for the next two days, we will convert ourselves to a trial chamber. Therefore, any MP seated in this Chamber is here as a judge on what is going on. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you allow Hon. Osoro to sit in this House and do something other than what an MP is supposed to do in a trial chamber, is it not tantamount to having a sitting of the High Court, for example, where a judge who would have sat on that matter jumps and becomes an advocate in the same court? Mr. Speaker, Sir, since we are going to be setting a precedent, we request you to consider this issue long and hard because we have eminent lawyers in the National Assembly and Parliament at large who will start abusing this process to the extent that it will be to the disadvantage of the impeachment process."
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"content": " Sen. Sifuna, please proceed."
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