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    "id": 1097881,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, Vihiga County is now distinguishing itself as a small county with big problems. That is not good because we want devolution to work and devolution must work. Under Article 96 of the Constitution, the last line of defense of devolution is this House, when we have this kind of unique but avoidable difficulties, then this House must rise to the occasion. I have read through this Statement. What I fail to appreciate is what Sen. Murkomen, the distinguished Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet, said, that if there is a standoff between the executive, then we can understand but a standoff within the executive is inexplicable because the governor can hire and fire CECMs at will. If they are not working, they have no business being there. A few weeks ago, I read somewhere that four CECMs had been impeached by the county assembly and that the governor had followed the impeachment by dismissing them. Has he replaced those impeached CECMs? Why are those within the executive who are not functioning still there? I must say the Governor of Vihiga is our former colleague. He was extremely respected when he was an MP, especially because of his commitment and knowledge in environmental issues. I thought he would extend that prowess in the management of his county. Be that as it may, I want to encourage you as our Speaker that we have a precedent already. When there was an ugly standoff between the County Executive and County Assembly of Taita Taveta County, the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations went to Taita Taveta, talked to both parties and brought them to order although the visit by the Committee of this House was subsequently followed by a failed impeachment of the Governor of Taita Taveta County."
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