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    "content": "“The governor shall have the right to appear and be represented before the special committee during its investigations.” Pursuant to this provision of the law, the Committee invited both the Governor and the County Assembly of Embu to appear and be represented before the Committee. In this respect, the Committee received oral evidence from the parties, including 11 witnesses, who appeared to give evidence in support of the Governor. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is the first time in the history of this country that Parliament and, especially, the Senate has considered the matter of the removal of an officer, commonly referred to as impeachment. This has, therefore, been a period of learning and of testing the various provisions of the law relating to impeachment. The Committee has, therefore, made a number of recommendations of a policy and legislative nature that would benefit such processes in future. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee wishes to thank the Offices of the Speaker of the Senate and the Clerk of the Senate for the support extended to it and in the execution of its mandate. The Committee further extends its appreciation to the parties to the matter; the County Assembly and its advocates and the Governor and his advocates, for their well researched and eloquent submissions in this matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was gratifying to note that in the case of the advocates of Embu County, they were two young Kenyans, and it proved that the youth of this Republic have come of age. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee also appreciates the media for the coverage of its proceedings during the course of its investigations. Furthermore, the Committee acknowledges the members of the public who expressed great interest in the matter; sitting in the galleries late into the night as they followed proceedings of the investigations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is now my pleasant duty and privilege on behalf of the Special Committee to present to the Senate this Report of the Special Committee on the proposed removal from Office of the Governor of Embu County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I give a brief background of what is at hand, allow me to acknowledge what Members of my Committee did. They sat through long hours most of the days into the wee hours of the morning. One such Senator was Sen. Zipporah Kittony, who in spite of her age and being a senior citizen of the Republic, demonstrated that she can still participate in the Olympics."
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