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    "id": 1072599,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "He also stated that there had been an increase in the number of children getting immunization for Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus (DPT) vaccines from a low of 62.7 per cent to 75 per cent. He also noted that in terms of skilled birth attendants, the ones that give birth at hospitals, they had increased from a low 19 per cent to a high of 49 per cent. Before I finish, they also submitted that the issue of health is facing a challenge from the Managed Equipment Services (MES) because they are forced to procure spare parts from a particular company and they said this is a problem that affects all counties across the country. The other issue that pinned the county government down was the issue where the transformer of 250KVA broke down in the county and the county was not able to get a replacement. It was alleged that the amount required to fix this particular machine is Kshs5.7 million. The Committee, therefore, took the view that the government had not acted prudent on this matter and is one where an example ought to be set. I would like to make a confession to the House that for us who are lawyers this was not easy. We need to be careful when we set the threshold on impeachment so that not on a balance of probability, but on a power of balance of probability, but again not beyond reasonable doubt. There was fear and I hope this House will debate, that if this particular Article 43(1) was to be impeached against governors, there is no governor who may be in office. It might affect all governors in office. Therefore, I invite the House to a robust debate on this particular allegation and also on the threshold that this House has set before on issues of impeachment of governors so that there is consistency. There was an observation made by the Committee that we need to be careful so that we do not expose ourselves as having violated the provisions of Article 27 on 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."
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