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"speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
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"content": "Hon. Senators, for your information, both Section 33(6) of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No. 84 provide as follows- “If the Special Committee reports that, the particulars of any allegation against the deputy governor, have not been substantiated, no further action shall be taken under the section in respect of the allegation or have been substantiated, the Senate shall, after according the deputy governor, an opportunity to be heard, vote on the charges.” The Chairperson of the Special Committee will shortly lay on the Table the Senate, the Report of the Committee. Once it is laid, hon. Senators will have time to peruse it. No action will be taken immediately, but the Senate will be suspended for 30 minutes, in order to allow Hon. Senators some time to go through the Report. This is so because, at the point at which the Report will be laid, it is not known to the House which of the two procedures provided in section 33(6) of the County Governments Act and Standing Order 84 will be applied. The Committee Report will determine the procedure to be applied thereafter. After Hon. Senators have had the opportunity of perusing the Report and establishing the findings of the Special Committee, in the event that the Special Committee reports that any particulars of the allegations have been substantiated, a Motion will be listed for Business in a Supplementary Order Paper which once prepared, will be circulated when the when we reconvene after 30 minutes. Debate will then ensue in the usual manner and at the conclusion thereof, the Senate will proceed to vote on each of the impeachment charges after according the Deputy Governor, the opportunity to be heard. Hon. Senators, in this regard, an invitation has been extended to the deputy governor of Siaya County, to sit in the Gallery during debates on the Motion. At the appropriate time before I put the question to the Motion, the deputy governor will appear, if present, before the Senate and be heard either by himself or his legal representative. I wish to inform Hon. Senators that, if the deputy governor chooses to exercise this right to appear and be heard by the Senate, he shall be heard here, either by himself or his legal representative in total silence. The deputy governor's speech shall not be followed by any question or comment, and the Senate shall thereafter immediately proceed to vote on each allegation found to have been substantiated. Hon. Senators, in the event that the Special Committee finds that the charges against the deputy governor have not been substantiated, further proceedings on this matter shall not be taken and I will give further guidelines on how to proceed. Kindly be guided. Next Order. The Chairperson, Special Committee on the Proposed Removal from Office by Impeachment of the Deputy Governor of Siaya County, please to lay the Papers. Sen. Kinyua, Sen. Cheptumo and Sen. Kisang’, you are out of Order."
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