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    "id": 1121964,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
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        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee commenced consideration of the Petition pursuant to its mandate as provided in the Standing Orders of the Senate. The Committee met virtually with the Senator of Wajir County, Sen. (Dr.) Abdullahi Ali Ibrahim, CBS, MP and Sen. Farhiya Ali Haji, CPA, MP to gain their views on the happenings within the county. At this meeting, the Committee resolved to engage the petitioner the then Governor of Wajir County and any relevant parties to consider the allegations raised in the Petition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the sitting of the Senate held on Thursday 6th May, 2021, the Hon. Speaker of the Senate by way of Communication from the Chair informed the Senate that he had received a correspondence from the Speaker of the County Assembly of Wajir communicating the approval of a Motion by the County Assembly of Wajir to remove from office by impeachment the Governor of the County of Wajir. Following deliberations on the Motion, the Senate resolved to establish a Special Committee and the Senate Majority Leader subsequently gave notice of the Motion to form the Special Committee on the same day. Mr. Speaker Sir, the Special Committee which was chaired by Sen. Omogeni constituted of 11 Senators. Furthermore, its mandate was to investigate the proposed removal from office of the Governor of Wajir County and to report to the Senate within 10 days of its appointment on whether to find the particulars of the allegations to have been substantiated. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in light of the turn of events, the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations resolved to down its tools with regards to consideration of this Petition and allow the Special Committee to fulfill its duty. The Committee further resolved to resume consideration of the Petition pending the outcome of the proposed impeachment. Consideration of the proposed impeachment of the Governor of Wajir County by the Special Committee resulted in the impeachment of the Governor of Wajir County who is the main perpetrator of the allegations leveled in the Petition therein. Consequently, the matter is now moot and should be marked concluded. There is, therefore, no need to consider the Petition herein any further. The Committee wishes to thank the office of the Speaker and the Clerk of the Senate for the continued and steadfast support extended to it during the consideration of the Petition, however, brief this consideration was. It is now my pleasant duty pursuant to Standing Order No. 232(2) to present the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on the Petition concerning the malpractices of the Governor of the County of Wajir. I thank you."
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