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    "id": 1072775,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "We are now saying, for purpose of the working structure of the MES, we should impeach a governor yet the person responsible is the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of the Ministry of Health at the national level. There are certain things that do not add up in this report in relation to this particular charge. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it must be known to the people of Wajir County and Kenya that as a Senate here, we have only one charge that has been brought to this House. There is only one charge that has been substantiated and that charge is in relation to implementation of health. As a Senator as I sit here even as I vote later, my conscience should convince me that the nexus between the ambulance and renal machine not working and the strike of the staff in Wajir County is directly proportional to impeachment of a governor. If my mind convinces me to do so, then as I search my soul, sit down there and think about it, then I will vote accordingly. However, this is the only charge. This House is being asked to remove the Governor on only one charge. The staff have gone on strike, ambulance and renal machine are not working. No nexus was given as to the action of recommendation of the County Assembly or anything else that goes in that direction. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have more problems in my mind with whichever side I vote for. I have not had a problem with Senators here. Some of us voted to defend the Governor of Nairobi City County, but we lost. Some of us voted to remove Gov. Waiguru, we lost. Some of us voted to defend the Governor of Kiambu County, we lost. Some of us here voted to remove Gov. Wambora and we succeeded but the courts protected him. He is now the Chairperson of the Council of Governors (CoG). A lot of things have happened in this Chamber. However, it does not mean that we should not discharge our responsibilities. We should. When we do so, we must discharge them in a manner that the world will see that we are acting in utmost fairness to those who are facing the charges in this House and also, to our responsibility under the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, the Senate has a great responsibility this evening. The Senate must send a message that we have a responsibility to indict those that are found culpable. However, we have a responsibility to release those that are not culpable. We have a responsibility to protect devolution from those who are internally destroying devolution like governors, MCAs, and county staff by the manner in which they are implementing devolution or stealing public resources. We also have a responsibility to protect devolution from those who are out there out of county governments who want to use the opportunity, position of power, resources to antagonize devolution and the running of county governments. Those responsibilities are equal. We have a responsibility of balancing those responsibilities. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there were stories here about the first lady of Wajir County Government. She is the one. I have seen in newspapers somebody also referred in the Chambers that the first lady is running the county and that she has an office that is not"
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