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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you want to amend these laws, we need to help our MCAs get a salary of at least not less than Kshs400,000 a month. If we want them to do a very good job, we must empower them. Some people are saying MCAs are removing governors and deputy governors from the offices, and that they can be influenced to do so. Probably that can happen because they do not have enough money to attend their own personal things, like taking their children to school. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will tell you today, how do you expect an MCA to oversight a CECM who is earning over Kshs400,000? How can that be possible? It is not possible. He cannot work efficiently because he is not being paid well. If we want efficient control of the county governments, we need to pay our MCAs well. This proposed amendment needs to be looked into. In fact, we need to add a few things. I met the former Governor for Nairobi City County, Hon. Mike Sonko, about an hour ago in this premises. The way he was removed from office was unconstitutional. There should be a way of asking him to bring a Petition to this House because the way he was removed was totally unconstitutional and irregular. The laws of impeaching governors should be looked into. We need to do amendments. That amendment can go as far as after they have been impeached in this House. This matter needs to go to the courts, for the courts to say, yes, this person was removed regularly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, some people are saying Governor Sonko was removed from office from “up there”, but I want to differ with them. This is because, the same Senators, some of them are in this Parliament even now, removed Sonko from office. If they wanted to defy the issue of “up there,” they should have refused. I am very grateful that our President is not following that. He says no, because he goes to church every Sunday and believes in God. Removing a governor elected by over 500,000 voters in some instances, by about 30 to 40 people, is not the right thing to do. Article 181 talks about the removal of a governor. Article 181 (c) talks about abuse of office and gross misconduct. What is this gross misconduct? When we removed the Deputy Governor for Kisii County, they were talking about money that was sent to him, about Kshs800,000. Is that gross misconduct? This is what we need discuss. I am happy with this Bill, but we need to do further amendments. We need to have a discussion on the governors’ issue. I have a proposed Amendment Bill, on the governors coming before this House. We were just discussing which particular day is convenient for the House and the management of this House. So, any time we agree, this proposed Bill will come before this House. I am sure, Sen. Cherarkey will support me on that. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is this issue of Bunge Tower. I brought a Statement to this House regarding the same. I happen to be in the Standing Committee for Roads and Transportation and the answers we got from that statement were shocking and quite unbelievable. The initial cost of building was Kshs5 billion, and it was supposed to be completed after two years. Surprisingly, we were told that the contract was increased from initial cost of Kshs5 billion to Kshs9.6 billion, and it took 11 years to complete. 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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