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    "id": 1072731,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "The Senate, county assembly and county governments must partner for our devolution to work, effective and efficient, so that it does run into inefficiency or become moribund. This is because the ultimate consumer of service delivery is the ordinary Wanjiku. Going by that fact, there are so many issues that were raised like the employment process. There is an officer who is under investigation or was interdicted. County employment is done through the County Public Service Board. There was no link and nexus that could show that the Governor directly influenced in a specific way the employment of a specific officer. That was a personal staff, the adviser as provided for. When we appoint our Personal Assistants (PAs), security and others, we appoint on that basis. Secondly, in this report, the MCAs or the county Assembly report say that the chief officers and County Executive Committee (CEC) Members do not have a capacity. We agree these are political appointees. However, the law is very clear that the CEC Members and COs must be vetted and approved by the county assembly. The question is: Why did the County Assembly approve Cos and CEC Members that do not have capacity? Even if they approved and they realized they did not have capacity, what recourse have they done? Have they done Motion of no confidence on those CECs or COs? This is because we amended the County Governments Act. I was there when that amendment was being proposed. It is now the law. What other measures has the County Assembly used? When we impeach the Governor, whether he survives or not, the MCAs across the country must understand that they have tools at their disposal. I want to ask the MCAs even if we finish this process, either way, they must go back and use those tools they have. If a CEC Member or CO does not have capacity, is incompetent, that CEC or CO must be removed through a vote of no confidence. That is the power that MCAs have. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was very keen when I was I told there is a supreme leader, a lady, the spouse of the Governor by the name Mrs. Khaire Omar. I was shocked that allegedly she was receiving over Kshs305 million through proxies. I was very keen because I was told the spouse of the Governor was sitting in Committee meetings. I was in that forum. They said there was no minutes to prove.I want our MCAs who in this House today to know that deal with evidence. I wish they could give us minutes where the spouse of the Governor was making decisions on behalf of the county government. It is not placed anywhere in the law that the first lady should occupy certain position or making executive decisions, but there should have been nexus. There was an allegation that Kshs3505 million was deposited in her Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) account through the companies that were being created. At the end of the day, there was no nexus to prove that the spouse of Governor, Mrs. Omar, and the daughter called Farhiya--- I hope she is not related with the Senator we have here. I believe it is just a name. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was no nexus even the banking deposit that they gave us, how can we convict? When you bring a document that is not authenticated, the evidence in law is not clear. We know that in River Road, here in Nairobi, I can cook and come up with an"
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