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    "id": 1038853,
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    "content": "Pursuant to Section 33(3)(a) of the County Governments Act, 2012 and Standing Order 75(1)(a) of the Senate Standing Orders, on Wednesday, 9th December, 2020, a Special Sitting of the Senate to hear the charges against the Governor of Nairobi City County was held. Thereafter, on the request of the Senate Majority Leader and with the support of the requisite number of Senators, I appointed today, Wednesday, 16th and tomorrow Thursday, 17th December, 2020, as days for Special Sittings of the Senate to investigate, in Plenary, the matter of the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the Governor of Nairobi City County. Honourable Senators, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to remind you of the mandate of the Senate in so far as it relates to the removal of a governor from office as provided for under Article 181 of the Constitution, as read together with Section 33 of the County Governments Act, 2012 and Standing Order 75 of the Senate Standing Orders. In particular, Article 181 of the Constitution provides as follows- “(1) A county governor may be removed from office on any of the following grounds–– (a) gross violation of the Constitution or any other law; 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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