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    "id": 1005663,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Isaac Maigua Mwaura",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to congratulate the Senators who represented us through this Committee. We followed the proceedings. I congratulate them because they did not allow themselves to be persuaded by the court of public opinion. They have prosecuted this matter based on its own merit. If you look at the allegations made against the Governor, you will realize that this was more about political hubris or innuendos. It was about ad hominem arguments against the character of Governor Anne Waiguru. This calls for a very important attribute on the position of a Governor. For this matter to come to this august House, it means that there was lack of consultations and highhandedness by the Governor and the County Assembly. I want to advise Governor Anne Waiguru to come down from the mountain. She would not have been here if she did that. We are still reeling from the challenges of councilors and county councils. Our oversight has not developed to real subnational and substate level where we have a meek and accountable government. We cannot have impeachment as the only recourse to disciplining rogue governors. That is something that we need to look at. We need to look at how we can make public participation process consultative when developing the County Integrated Development Plan (CIDP), the Annual Development Plan, the County Fiscal Paper and other documents that ensure that people move in the same direction. That will help us ensure that accusations are not attributed to persons who seem not to understand the process. Sen. Wako had a Bill on public participation that we need to look at. These proceedings indicate that the Governor and the MCAs have not consulted. It is also true to say that there is a new form of corruption that has morphed. It came when people learnt that they can be gotten through direct signatures. Right now, you cannot trace someone’s signature, but they still end up benefitting. We need to be creative as a Senate to capture people who indirectly benefit from the direct actions of corruption of other officers in the public service. This is something that we need to crack. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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