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"content": "(b) Coercing the Head of County Procurement Unit to provide raw evaluation reports and unsigned professional opinions. (c) Unjustifiably changing specifications in tender documents for road construction. (d) Acting ultra vires to the provisions of procurement laws. (2) Abuse of office and gross misconduct. The particulars of this allegation include- (a) Bulldozing officers to renovate the Deputy Governor's Office outside approved budgetary provisions. (b) Misusing public resources by facilitating officers to attend an irrelevant function. (3) Bullying by- (a) Threatening and promising a harsh working environment to County Director of Supply Chain Management. (b) Demanding constant briefings from the Director of Supply Chain Management on matters procurement despite the role not being directly answerable to the Deputy Governor. (c) Demanding constant briefings from the Acting Chief Officer for Finance and Economic Planning despite the role not being directly answerable to the Deputy Governor. (4) Misleading the public by giving false information by doing the following- (a) Misleading the County Assembly and the members of the public regarding the allocation of funds towards completion of Siaya Stadium. (b) Misleading the County Assembly and the members of the public regarding discriminatory budgetary allocation in development funding for the residents of Alego Usonga Constituency. (c) Misleading the County Assembly and the members of the public about the resignation of the County Secretary. (d) Falsely claiming corruption in the county bursary allocation and exclusion of school head teachers during vetting processes. (e) Misleading the County Assembly about the appointment and disciplinary action against a county officer. Hon. Senators, in terms of the way forward, following the reading of the charges against the Deputy Governor, Standing Order No.81(b) of the Senate Standing Orders as read together with Section 33(3)(b) of the County Governments Act, give the Senate two options on how to proceed with this matter. “The Senate may- (a) By resolution, appoint a Special Committee comprising 11 of its Members to investigate the matter; or (b) Investigate the matter in Plenary.” The Senate Business Committee (SBC) deliberated on this matter and has scheduled a Notice of Motion for establishment of a Special Committee. If this Motion is carried, the Special Committee will be required under Section 33(4) of the County"
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