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"content": "that act was done by someone else, the law envisages that acting through others is not a defense to certain acts by the state officer. What recourse does the County Assembly have if it made recommendations pursuant to previous impeachment proceedings that the Governor takes action against these specific officers? The Governor disregarded and ignored those recommendations of the Assembly. So, should the County Assembly sit pretty as this cabal of officers continues to take Meru County down the drain? These officers must be stopped in their tracks. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the events leading to this day, the fact that this Motion is before you, are what I would call an act of grace by God Himself. That, the County Assembly has an opportunity to be heard before this House today. There have been many threats, intimidation and attempted arson to the County Assembly on the eve of the debate of the impeachment Motion yet this is the County Assembly that is expected to oversight the Governor. Clearly, all attempts have been made to hamstring the County Assembly and this House, in the exercise of its oversight mandate. At some point, we were told that the County Assembly and even this House does not have jurisdiction, that, we should appear before Njuri Ncheke for hearing of the charges. The Governor will, of course, tell you that the County Assembly is abusing its oversight role. That, the County Assembly has been held captive by some external forces. However, my question is: How is that an answer to any of the charges? For instance, how is that an answer to the allegation that the Governor illegally revoked the appointment of the CEO of the Meru County Public Service Board by her own hand, signature and name? How is this purported capture by external forces a response to these specific allegations against the Governor? Many other attempts will be made to divert attention from the real issues. Videos will be played by some common man or ordinary people in Meru abusing even this honourable House, the Speaker and the Senators saying that this is a House of greed and bribery. How is that an answer to the specific charges? All these videos are not by Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) or elected leaders, they are just by wannabes or whatever you may call them. Probably, even political activists. There is a real attempt to shift your attention from the issues that are in the Motion, so that you consider other extraneous material that is not in any way associated with the County Assembly and of course, pass a verdict that is not just to the County Assembly. Although leadership is vested in a state officer, it is a public trust. Pursuant to Article 73, it should be exercised in a manner that promotes public confidence and integrity of that office, bring honor and dignity to that office and should equally demonstrate respect for the people. We are going to play video evidence before you of some utterances by the Governor that are not only insensitive, but actually, fall short of the constitutional requirement that, a Governor, in his or her conduct, should demonstrate respect for the people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, all these allegations fall within chapter six of the Constitution of Kenya, specifically, Article 75 which provides that; any person who is involved in conduct that falls short of the constitutional requirements, may be dismissed or otherwise removed from office. So, this is not an invention of the County Assembly, it is the Constitution. The Constitution says that such conduct is not only to be rebuked or condemned, but it is conduct that amounts to grounds for removal from office. Of course, the underlying tone of the Governor's response, that is, a posture that she will take when she takes the stand is that; she is a victim of misogyny, male chauvinism, toxic masculinity and all these other gender attacks The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services, Senate."
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