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    "id": 1262639,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1262639/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Mutinda",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank my 11 colleagues who were all very dedicated in looking deeply into this issue. Let me state here categorically, that out of the 11 members, five of us voted “No” to this impeachment and six voted “Yes”. On page No.11, the Members who voted no included my colleague, Sen. Miraj; Sen. Chimera; the Chair, Sen. Kisang; Sen. Gataya Mo Fire; and I. I put this across because the Members want to indicate that this Report was unanimous. It was not. This is an adoption Report that requires from our Standing Orders that we should adopt a report. The HANSARD is there, clearly indicating the votes of “yes” and “no”. However, the issues that we came across as a Committee, were issues of 2022. The issues of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK), the office and the chair are procurement processes that took place in 2022. They did not take place in 2023 and yet the County Assembly has come to impeach the Deputy Governor in June, 2023. Why did they not do that last year? Why is it being brought now? It is because it is a political process. The roles of the Deputy Governor have not been indicated. It is high time that we look at our laws as a House and give the deputy governor roles the same way the President has given the Deputy President and the Prime Cabinet roles. It is in this regard that deputy governors are just being used during political campaigns. The Deputy Governor of Siaya County has clearly raised imprest issues. The Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012 Article 90 clearly indicates that there should be a cap that is set by the County Assembly. It is high time the Governor of Siaya County, hon. Orengo, gave an explanation about all the imprest that was moved from the County Revenue Fund (CRF) account to the Imprest Account with no justification. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I finish, I would like to state that governance---"
}