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"content": "Today, I was having a very serious issue about former councilors, that all of you are concerned about. I told those CSs that some of us are having a hard time trying to defend them because we are in the party that forms the Government, but we cannot do it anymore. Finally, CS Chelugui and CS Wamalwa showed up, but CS Yatani was unable to show up again. We have issued summons to the CS for National Treasury and Planning and he must appear in a week’s time. If not, then those provisions of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act shall apply. They must understand that we are not calling them because we are idle or have our own issues to address. It is on behalf of Kenyans whose sovereign power is exercised through us. If it is not in your docket, you come to Parliament and say: “It is not in my docket, but this is the lead agency on that issue.” You do not just decide to ignore and not show up when you have been invited to the Senate. I think that is wrong and they must be reprimanded. This behaviour is not by all the CSs. In as much as we are mentioning the two, in my Committee - for those who have been Members - we have had a good time with a number of the CSs. Some of them always honour our invitation. For example, CSs Amb. Amina Mohamed, Joe Mucheru, Chelugui and Wamalwa. Even the Chief Administrative Secretaries (CASs) who are performing well from Tutu, Gaichuhie to Obure have been Members of Parliament. Those we must commend at the same time as we reprimand and express our disaffection and disappointment at the behaviour of the two. I support."
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