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    "id": 1483871,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I do not know why Sen. Chimera is so excited today. He is a nominated Senator from Kwale. However, that is fine; he must be excited because the governor of Isiolo County has frustrated the House for many years. From the Committee on Public Investments and Special Funds, I have witnessed the governor, first of all, being reluctant to appear before the Committee. However, when he eventually appeared, he appeared as if the work that we were doing in that Committee was not important to the extent that it became a bad exchange. However, having said that, whenever we invite the governors, we start with the invitation to governors to appear before the committees of the House. Even if you further this by a summons, most of the time, these invitations are about audit queries. If you look at all the audit queries that we have had, they are there to protect the people of our respective counties from any exploitation of Article 43. If a governor does not show up and disrespects House committees, then this is the best definition of a crime. I was expecting guidance from the chairpersons of the respective Committees that they recommend the prosecution of such a governor. Having the Inspector-General of Police bring a governor who is rogue, who is exploiting his people, who is not performing for his people, who is wasting his people's resources, and you want someone to appear before us and not show up does not help the people get their services. Let the chairpersons of these respective committees recommend prosecutions and let those recommendations come in the form of a report to this House. Let us ratify those reports through the process of debate and consideration in this House, and forward the recommendations to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and recommend a prosecution. I hope that the Governor of Isiolo County will be the first one to face the wrath of a House of Parliament that protects the people against such exploitation. Let us recommend the prosecution of this governor."
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