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    "id": 1471511,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ndegwa Njiru",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and Hon. Senators. The appearance for the County Assembly is as before. We are greatly humbled for granting us a further opportunity to urge our case before you. We do not take it for granted that the Senate creates time for that engagement. We are greatly humbled. In response to the inquiry by my learned friend, Sen. Cherarkey, I refer you to volume IV of the County Assembly’s documents where we have the index and description of the document that we have filed. If hon. Senators are with me, at page 55 of volume IV of the bundles by the County Assembly, you will find a notification of the impeachment Motion dated 31st July, 2024. This notification was issued by Hon. Zipporah Kinya, MCA and the Deputy Majority Leader. It was addressed to Her Excellency the Governor, Hon. Kawira Mwangaza. It was notifying her of the pending proceedings before the County Assembly. Hon. Senators, permit me to indicate to you that this was pursuant to Hon. Lady Justice Cherere's findings in Meru High Courts in the first impeachment. That the mover ought to notify personally the intended respondent, who is the Governor. Equally, at page 56 of the same document, you will find a letter from the County Assembly of Meru from the office of the Speaker. The letter is dated 31st July, 2024. The same is addressed to Her Excellency the Governor, Hon. Kawira Mwangaza. It is an invitation to respond and appear before the County Assembly for the removal from office of the Governor of Meru County pursuant to the Motion. The same was prepared by Ayub Bundi, who is the Speaker and it was duly served upon the Governor and she acknowledged receipt, by stamping on the said document on 31st July, 2024 at 4.16 p.m. The same was supported by an affidavit of service. The first one is dated 31st July and it is on page 59 of the same bundles. It is deponed by one Benson Kinyua Ngure who is a duly licensed process service and an advocate of the High Court of Kenya. At paragraphs 2, 3, 4 and 5, he depones how he effected service at the office of the Governor. Of most interest is paragraph two where he says- “That on 31st July, I was instructed to serve Her Excellency the Governor of Meru County, Hon. Kawira Mwangaza with the invitation to respond and appear before the County Assembly vide a letter dated 31st July, 2024, referenced as MCA/GC/1/24, together with the hard copies of the late Notice of Motion by Hon. Zipporah Kinya, seeking the removal from the office of Governor of Meru County by way of impeachment.” That letter referred therein is the letter you will find at page 56 of the said documents. That is what Benson deponed to have served. 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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