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    "id": 1402660,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Thang’wa",
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    "content": "know who is an incompetent CECM and the law gives the governor an express route of removing a CECM without anything, without discussion. The CECMs are at the mercy of governors and it should remain so because they are the carriers of the vision of governors. However, when you have a very competent CECM who is working for the people of a certain county and the governor is happy about it, politics comes in. That is why the impeachment comes because the governor does not want to lose a certain CECM, but the MCAs, because they believe this person is taking credit for everything that he is doing, would want to remove him from office and that is why the impeachment of CECs comes through. They would want to remove him from office, which is why the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) impeachment has come through. They only do impeachments to punish the governor and remove somebody they think is working beyond themselves. This is why we should raise the threshold. As we raise the threshold, the County Government (State Officers' Removal from Office) Procedure Bill, which is the impeachment Bill, has given proper direction from the inception to the time the CECM is removed from office. Initially, a county assembly could have removed the CECM, and once they are removed, the Act at that particular time stated that the governor shall dismiss. The question was why a CECM should be removed, and then the governor is also ordered to remove them. The governor should be allowed an opportunity to remove or refuse to remove them. He or she can return a memorandum to the assembly, stating if the CECM was accused of stealing money, they have not signed any signatures. If the allegation is failure to report to work, the governor would state that they are accountable to them. The governor’s registers and schedules will be presented to show that the CECM always appeared. In the future, the impeachment Bill that will come after this amendment will provide a polite process that will allow everyone an opportunity to be heard. I would like to give you an example of Kiambu County, where I come from. I have worked as a Member of the County Assembly (MCA), a CECM, and I am now the Senator of the great County of Kiambu. Maybe, I am in the process of metamorphosing into something else. We have had four governors in Kiambu County. I am not insinuating anything. However, allow me to mention that the first governor, Gov. Kabogo, had properly empowered the CECM. They were respected and were working because he had allowed MCAs to oversee his government. When the second governor, Gov. Waititu came to office, the CECMs were mere flower girls. He realized they do not sign any documents and he instead empowered the chief officers. The third governor, Gov. Nyoro, I cannot tell because it is not known what happened in between. The current governor does not empower the CECMs; he only empowers the chief finance officer. We must protect the CECMs because they carry the governor's vision and are governed by people who sit in the cabinet. That is why I am giving this example, so that you understand that we should not let a Waziri in the county to be taken advantage of. 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 and AudioServices, Senate."
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