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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Jacob Ngwele",
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    "content": "bogeyman and was at the centre of attack by the Governor. She had other leaders at a close hair. These are all the elected leaders of Meru County. The 12 of them include the Senator, Women Representative and other elected Members. This was done by falsely accusing them of cartelism. The governor has grouped these leaders into one and refers to them as a cartel. The evidence has been adduced before this House in the form of videos. I will take you through one of the videos, which have been played here about, “Wenye wivuwajinyonge”. You can see the spouse of the Governor playing guitar and the Governor behind dancing. When the spouse talks about wenye wivu wajinyonge she dances to it, mocking the leaders and telling them that they can do nothing. This is the kind of evidence that has been produced here. We have submitted that the issue of the Governor’s spouse has been a hot issue in Meru County. The Governor provides the spouse with the platform. The spouse is used as the attack dog. Instead of the Governor attacking these leaders directly sometimes, she uses the spouse to attack them through music and innuendos. The other video, which was submitted was during the presidential function in Rari. The Governor singled out the 10 leaders called them names and falsely accused them of being members of a cartel who were trying to blackmail her regime. We do submit that this count three on bullying, vilification and demeaning of other leaders have been proved. We brought a witness, who is a Member of Parliament, that is Hon. Mugambi Thindikiri, he is the Chairperson of the Meru Members of Parliament Caucus. He explained in detail the pain and suffering they have undergone, as leaders, of the actions of the Governor vilifying them. What he felt together with other Members when they were vilified during the presidential meeting. He felt insulted, demeaned, and humiliated; when they had not provoked the governor. We submit that this allegation has been substantiated. I am moving quickly to my fourth count. The other count which was brought before this House. We believe it is something this House needs to look at deeply. It includes the violation of the law. Count four is on illegal appointments and usurpation of statutory powers. The violations are there in the charge sheet. The specific laws that have been violated. I will mention a few violations which are there. One is the illegal appointment of the chief officers. A name has been brought and evidence has been adduced. This is on page 296 of our document on volume two. The appointment of Kenneth Riungu as Chief Officer without the approval of the County Assembly. Hon. Senators, Section 45 of the County Governments Act provides for the appointment of chief officers and the method. The governor nominates from a list that has competitively been sourced by the County Public Service Board (CPSB). Once the nomination has been undertaken, the name is forwarded to the assembly for vetting under the provisions of the County Assembly Public Approval Act. Nobody has disputed the appointment of this particular chief officer, including the Governor and the witnesses. Nobody has said that Kenneth Mwiki Riungu has not been"
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