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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "Thank you, very much Senator for Nyandarua for that information. The good governor should read Article 2 of the Constitution. The same people that he is talking about, have delegated power to the Parliament. We are elected. He should also read Article 125 of the Constitution that says that Parliament can summon anybody to come to this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, can you imagine having such a governor who has no respect for this Senate. Any committee should have the leeway to give that governor a fine. However, once we give a fine, how do we effect it? Within the law, we should also say, before any sitting governor is cleared by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), they should also be cleared by Parliament. This is so that when they are taking their papers to IEBC to be cleared for the next running, they should also be cleared by Parliament. This is so that at least, if you owe Parliament anything, you pay at that particular time. My Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation summoned the Governor of Nairobi City County, Hon. Sakaja. After missing numerous invitations, we fined him Kshs500,000. Last week, the said governor paid the amount of Kshs500,000 to the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate."
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