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    "content": "(a) Framed clearly to particularise and disclose a gross violation of the Constitution or other written law, where gross violation of the Constitution or other written law is indicated as a ground for the intended dismissal; (b) they state, with precision, the provisions of the Constitution or other written law that are alleged to have been grossly violated, where gross violation of the Constitution or other written law is indicated as a ground for the intended removal; and; (c) accompanied by necessary evidence, including annexures or sworn testimonies in respect of the allegations. Article 152(6) of the Constitution provides for three grounds for which a cabinet secretary may be removed from office. These are gross violation of the Constitution or any other law; serious reasons to believe that the cabinet secretary has committed a crime under national law; and gross misconduct. Permit me now to highlight the grounds specified in the Motion for dismissal of the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development. Hon. Members, on the ground of gross violation of the Constitution, the Member for Bumula Constituency has stated as follows in the proposed Motion. 1. That, the Cabinet Secretary has grossly violated the Constitution in particular Articles 2 and 10(1)(c) of the Constitution on national values and good governance for failure to undertake public participation with relevant stakeholders in the implementation of a far-reaching policy decision on the procurement and distribution of fertiliser. 2. That, the conduct of the Cabinet Secretary of approving procurement and distribution of fake fertiliser by the NCPB disclose a gross violation of national values and principles of good governance contrary to Article 10(1)(b) of the Constitution. 3. That, the conduct of the Cabinet Secretary of approving the procurement and distribution of fake fertiliser discloses a gross violation of the Constitution by infringing Article 46 of the Constitution on consumers rights to goods and services of reasonable quality and their protection of health, safety and economic interests. 4. That, the conduct of the Cabinet Secretary of approving the procurement and distribution of fake fertiliser amounts to gross violation of public trust and the Cabinet Secretary failed to demonstrate respect for the people, bring honour to the nation and dignity to the office and promote public confidence and integrity of the office contrary to Article 73(1) of the Constitution. 5. That, the conduct of the Cabinet Secretary of approving the procurement and distribution of fake fertiliser amounts to gross violation of the principles of public finance contrary to Article 201 of the Constitution as public money was not applied in a prudent and responsible way. 6. That, the conduct of the Cabinet Secretary in which he submitted to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture that NCPB signed an agency agreement with 51 Capital Africa Diatomite Industries for supply and distribution of GPC diatomaceous for its commercial function and that the product was not sold as a chemical fertiliser but a soil conditioner was in gross violation of Article 152(5) (a) and (e), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10) of the Constitution. 7. That, the conduct of the Cabinet Secretary of overseeing the implementation of the budgets of the NCPB under his control for the procurement and distribution of fake fertiliser is a gross violation of values and principles of public service on use of resources efficiently, effectively and economically. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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