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    "id": 1558314,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "One the committee ought to have looked at and, indeed, indicated in the report, recommended and guided the House what the legal status of the sittings that were held outside the normal designated area is. What is the legal implication of those two sittings? The second limb was the Speaker of the County Assembly of Nyamira, having been impeached, went to court seeking conservatory orders and the court declined. He decided to still come back and proceed, or rather, to come back to continue working as a Speaker. So, what is the legal implication of the actions of the Speaker? Hon. Senators, those are legal matters and are better probed by the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee (JLAHRC). While we appreciate the good work that has gone into this report up to the time of tabling, I do direct that JLAHRC takes up those two legal issues to come and inform the House on whether the proceedings that took place outside the areas that are designated for transacting County Assembly matters in Nyamira County are valid, or to give us the legal implications of the sittings that were done outside the designated Chamber in Nyamira County. Secondly, to guide the House on the implication of the Speaker who after impeachment decided to continue working as a Speaker, the impeachment not standing. So, I will be referring those two aspects to JLAHRC for determination and guidance to the House. JLAHRC will process those two aspects. They have 60 days. Hon. Senators, looking at the urgency of this particular matter, I would like to request the committee to report to the House much earlier than the 60 days that we always give committees to deliberate on matters and table reports. If possible, we can have a response or report from JLAHRC within 21 days, that is one week into the coming sitting. We are going on recess today for two weeks. If JLAHRC can take three weeks from today to table the matter, because it is extremely urgent. What is happening in Nyamira County is not something that we should let to continue for even a minute. However, because the committee needs to sit and probe the matter, let me allow them to do their work within 21 days and table a report so as to guide the Senate in making a recommendation on these two matters. It is so guided. Hon. Senators, allow me then to go to the comments on the statements that have been sought. I will call upon Sen. Thang’wa Karungo to take the Floor."
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