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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to inform the Senate that the Committee successfully resolved the issues causing the rifts between the Governor and the Deputy Governor, mediated the two parties and restored good working relations between them. The matter has again cropped up and currently, the Deputy Governor is still having the same problems and has decided to live on her own and mind her business. I take this opportunity to commend the Members of the Committee for this devotion and commitment to duty which led to the successful consideration of the issue raised by the Deputy Governor of Trans Nzoia County. I also thank the office of the Speaker and that of the Clerk of the Senate for the support they gave. It is now my pleasant duty to move this Motion and I request that the House adopt the Report. I call upon Sen. Cherarkey to second."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As I rise to second, I commend the Chair, Senator Mohamed Abbas, for steering this Committee. I know he has come under a lot of challenges today afternoon over Nyamira County Assembly divisions. In fact, the most important committee in this House should be the Committee of Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations. This because under Article 96, the role of the Senate is to protect and promote the interests of counties. They should be the most highly sought after committee. The County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) and the rest can follow suit. I do not know in which committee Sen. Methu was given. Maybe when he will be submitting, he will inform the House which committee is serving with a lot of distinction. I have read the report. I am happy that the Committee tried the way of doing it"
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"content": "or localizing and bringing them together in last year, 2024. The county cannot function without a deputy governor. The election of governor and deputy governor is under Article 180. In fact, the deputy governor and governor are conjoined like siamese twins just as the president and the deputy president, because you elect them on the same 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": "ballot paper, but they are not co-governor. The law envisages that there should be no vacuum in the office of the governor in case. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we are having problems with deputy governors. You remember the Deputy Governor of Siaya was brought here. Fortunately, the House ensured he survived, but we are told he has not accessed his office up to date. When we declined to impeach him as a House of the Senate, the Deputy Governor of Siaya is yet to resume or assume his duties and functions of his office. He does not even access his salary. The intention of the drafters of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, is that there should be no vacuum. Existence of vacuum in such offices as the governor creates a lot of problems. Peace and instability becomes a problem in a county. Most governors in this country see their deputies as a threat to their seats. That is why they want deputy governors to operate in the three monkey’s principle where they hear nothing, see nothing and say nothing. I challenge the Chairperson of the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations to look even at the issue of Siaya. Even as we impeached former Deputy Governor of Kisii County, Hon. Robert Monda, in this House, another deputy was being appointed. Meru County have nominated a new deputy governor who is the Vice- Chairperson of the Independent Election and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Panel. So the deputy governors are having a challenge. In the last session, there was even a legislative proposal that deputy governors should be given jobs. I advise deputy governors to just be a deputy. If you want, just read a newspaper, come to the office, get the directions of the governor and go home because you are a principal assistant."
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"content": "On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Standing Orders do not allow a point of order during seconding of a Motion."
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