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    "id": 1470473,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Elisha Ongoya",
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    "content": "term. It follows; another one said that she does not support the Impeachment Motion because the Governor is the only senior-most politician from Meru County. I want us to turn to page 395, which is part of the minutes from Athiru Ruujine Ward. Just after (xi), it states that a lady who spoke and was not in support of the impeachment Motion said that since the Governor was a woman, the MCAs were planning to impeach her out and need to give her time to work and complete her term. It follows; another one said that she does not support the Impeachment Motion because residents of Meru County are tired with these unending fights between the Governor and the MCAs. Distinguished Senators, I leave it to your able judgment as able men, such as fear God of truth, hating covetousness, using this standard of Jethro as he advises Moses, to determine for yourself the quality of public participation that underwrites this Motion. We are looking at a document that is 1,344 pages. Time cannot allow us to continue with this kind of analysis, but the point has been made. Allow me to move to the next point. I want to deal with the various allegations that have been made against the Governor in this Impeachment Motion. If you look at the Impeachment Motion, at Count No.1, the Governor is accused of gross violation of the Constitution and other laws and a general allegation of violations of laws is made there. The burden for us is to establish whether the ground in support of that allegation has been made. I will start by dealing with Ground No.4 for good order. I will deal with the other grounds as I carry on with these submissions. The Governor is accused of dismissing Dr. Ntoiti, Paul Mwathi, Kenneth Kimathi Mbae and Joseph Kithure in usurpation of the powers of appointing authorities. The mover of the Motion was taken through this ground as against what was Count No.4, paragraph 16, of the Motion that was before this House in November last year. She confirmed that there has been no new action on the part of the County Government in respect of these officials. She confirmed that what she was complaining about here is the same action that informed the previous allegation in the previous Impeachment Motion. While at it, and so that I do not revisit this question, I will also deal with Count No.3, paragraph 3 of the present Motion, where the Governor is accused of employing a bloated workforce of at least 111 personal staff in her office. The mover of this Motion came here and conceded that this was the same allegation in Count No.4, paragraph (g), of the Motion that this Senate dealt with in November last year. The question I want this Senate to grapple with is a question of principle. Is it permissible for this Senate to be called upon to re-debate the same fact, which it debated and acquitted the Governor? Is it permissible in law? Is it permissible in good sense to re- debate and make a decision on it? Are these grounds you are going to vote for or in your private discussion and deliberation, you are going to move that they be struck out first, before you consider the residue of the Motion? That is something that I invite this Senate to grapple with, so that it guides future processes of this nature. I am making out an argument that the Governor invites this 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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