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    "id": 1005701,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "First of all, I would like to appreciate the County Assembly of Kirinyaga for the fantastic job they did. Their preparation for the impeachment process was above board, in fact, it was exemplary. In many of the discussions that I have seen in print and electronic media, many people have praised the County Assembly of Kirinyaga as being acquainted and well versed with responsibilities of oversight. In fact, the Chairperson of this Select Committee, Sen. Malalah, a former MCA, should have spent a few minutes appreciating his former colleagues and their role. I find it very sad because I have stood by the roles of the county assembly since 2013 when I came here. I find it very sad that some Members of this House could disparage the role that MCAs are performing; or try to demean their responsibilities given the fact that they operate in difficult circumstances. Some of them are being intimidated by the county assemblies and denied resources. I want to tell the County Assembly of Kirinyaga and county assemblies across the country that they have a friend in Sen. Murkomen and a number of Senators in this House who believe that we must strengthen the responsibility of oversight. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it will be an insult to the county assemblies to use this Floor to demean county assemblies because the Speaker of this House is the patron of all county assemblies across the country. Annually, we hold a devolution conference to exchange ideas on what should be done on our responsibilities as oversighting agencies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, many people have said here that the reputation of this House is in danger because of comments that Members make in social media and out there. I beg to disagree. The reputation and the dignity of this House is going to be determined by the consistency of the decisions we make and the manner in which we conduct ourselves on the Floor of this House. I was in the first Committee of impeaching Gov. Wambora. I was the Vice Chairperson, Sen. Orengo was there and the Senator of Kakamega then, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was the Chairperson. We impeached Hon. Wambora for seeds that did not germinate in Embu despite the fact that he was not the procurement officer and he did not 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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