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    "id": 1021752,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "(i)That the petitioner was recruited by the Tharaka Nithi County Government as the Director for Procurement in the Department of Finance and Economic Planning, a profession that he has been trained in. (ii)That on 13th June, 2018, he was arrested and arraigned in Chuka Court on 18th June, 2018 where he was charged with an alleged Corruption Case No.1-2018, “Republic of Kenya versus Lawrence Nicholas Mutembei” on three counts of receiving bribe. (iii)That on 5th August, 2019, the proceedings of the case were terminated upon the petitioner applying for withdrawal of the case under Section 87(a) of the Criminal Procedure Code and further, on 14th November, 2019, he applied for a revision and the ruling was made in his favour where the charges were withdrawn and the case terminated. (iv)That the petitioner notified the County Secretary of this court determination and that he would resume duty from 1st September, 2019, and applied for annual leave. However, before he could resume his duties on 27th February, 2020, he received a letter dated 24th February, 2020, notifying him that he had been redeployed to the Department of Education, Youth, Vocational Training, Culture, Sports and Tourism as the Director with immediate effect. (v)That upon receipt of the said letter, the petitioner wrote to the County Secretary making reference to the requisite legal provisions and stating that he was redeployed to a directorate that he had no professional training neither qualifications to run, but no response has been given on his pleas. (vi)That the Petitioner has made efforts to have the matter addressed by the relevant authorities, all of which have failed to give a satisfactory response. The Petitioner therefore prays that the Senate - (i)Intervenes to have a reversal of the redeployment and reinstatement to position that the petitioner has been trained in, being procurement. (ii)Intervene for a formal response on the issues from the Tharaka Nithi County Government. (iii)Intervenes to prevent victimization of the petitioner by the Tharaka Nithi County Government. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Orders 231, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the petition for not more than 30 minutes."
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