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    "id": 1470442,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Eric Muriuki",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, my name is Eric Muriuki. I will take the first 20 minutes of our closing argument. Hon. Members of the Senate, when the story of devolution in Kenya is told or written, the Members of the third Meru County Assembly will be remembered fondly as champions of devolution, who, without compromise or favour, exercised their oversight role and championed for accountability, transparency and good governance by holding the person accused before you to account for every transgression. These MCAs of the Third County Assembly have performed their oversight duty, even when it was inconvenient or not fashionable to do so, despite several and serious challenges, including threats to their lives and their families as you heard the testimony on the attempted torching of the Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the MCAs, who are the elected representatives of Meru County, have told this hon. House time and time again that there is a problem in Meru County. In 2022, the MCAs were before this House when the Governor, barely a few months after being sworn in, had opened a war front against MCAs through vilification campaigns against the church and elected leaders in the county. Back then, during the first impeachment process, the Governor was offered invaluable pieces of advice by the Members of this House who were in the Select Committee that was investigating the matter. Indeed, the Governor vowed to become the foremost peacemaker in Meru. This vow was short lived and in 2023, the Governor found herself again before this House answering to other charges, having opened more war fronts, including now, her own Deputy Speaker, by encouraging and condoning junior officers to undermine and insult that Deputy Governor. She was at war with the Members of Parliament (MPs) from Meru, the Council of Elders, the Senator of Meru and other leaders as records of this House will reflect. Now, the Governor has fallen out with her own Secretary of the County Public Service Board. Perhaps, inspired by getting away with her actions twice, the governor has now become so bold in her violations of the law to the extent that she has personally, under her own signature, purported to dismiss the Secretary of the County Service Board in clear and gross violation of Sections 58 and 59 of the County Governments Act and in usurpation of the powers of the Assembly. 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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