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    "id": 1071479,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "discrimination, in that there are a number of governors that have appeared before the Senate with the violations touching on Article 43(1), but have gone scot-free. However, I want to invite the House to have a robust debate on this particular one. However, the Committee finally arrived on a finding to impeach His Excellency the Governor for Wajir County on this allegation, which is on count one allegation, number 15. We made other general observations that we felt should not reach this House that the MCAs should exercise their oversight role at the county level, including this case where there were accusations levelled against specific county accounting officers; that is the Chief Officers. We have made an observation that MCAs should take note that it is not the Constitutional mandate of this House to deal with violations of County Accounting Officers. This is a matter that can be dealt with by the counties at the county level. On issues of reshuffling of chief officers that featured, the Committee made an observation that these are matters that should not find their way to the Committee. The County Assembly needs to draw a distinction between the work of the County Service Public Board (CSPB) and the work of the governor within the counties. I move that the House confirms our Report that Allegation No.15 has been proved. Before I finish, there is another issue that arose on public participation. The Committee made an observation that on recall for elected Members of Parliament, Senators and MCAs, the citizens cannot successfully prosecute a recall clause unless they collect signatures from the citizens of the either the county ward, the constituency or the county. We made an observation that going forward, this House should consider that the task of impeaching governors should not be left solely at the discretion of MCA. There should be a law that obligates those who are proceeding with impeachment motions against governors to collect signatures from members of that particular county who elected the governor. With those remarks, I ask my good friend, Senator for Marsabit, Sen. (Eng.) Hargura to second. I thank you."
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