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    "content": "(8) If a vote in the Senate fails to result in the removal of the governor, the Speaker of the Senate shall notify the Speaker of the concerned county assembly accordingly and the Motion by the assembly for the removal of the governor on the same charges may only be re-introduced to the Senate on the expiry of three months from the date of such vote. (9) The procedure for the removal of the President on grounds of incapacity under Article 144 of the Constitution shall apply, with necessary modifications, to the removal of a governor. (10) A vacancy in the office of the governor or deputy governor arising from this section shall be filled in the manner provided by Article 182 of the Constitution. Hon. Members, it will help all of us if we looked at Article 182 and see the consequences of the decision we will make today. By letters dated 29th January, 2014, referenced CAE/ACA/12/28/29 which were received in the Office of the Speaker of the Senate on 30th January, 2014, the Speaker of the County Assembly of Embu informed the Speaker of the Senate of the approval of the Motion by the County Assembly of Embu and further forwarded to the Speaker of the Senate the following documents with respect of both the Governor and the Deputy Governor. (1) Particulars of the allegations and related annexure. (2) The results of the division. (3) The signatures in support of the Motion. (4) The signatures in support of the Notice of Motion. (5) The HANSARD record in respect of the Motion; and, (6) The attendance register. Hon. Members, you will find all these documents that were submitted by the Speaker of the County Assembly of Embu because they are annexed to your Report which you can refer to as you speak. The documents submitted by the County Assembly of Embu are annexed under annexure No.1. In terms of Article 181 of the Constitution, Section 33(3)(a) of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No.65(1)(a) of the Senate Standing Orders, the Speaker of the Senate is required, within seven days, after receiving notice of the resolution of the Speaker of the County Assembly to convene a meeting of the Senate to hear the charges against the governor. In this respect, by Gazette Notice No.627 of 31st January, 2014, which was published in a special issue of the Kenyan Gazette published on the same day, the Speaker of the Senate convened a Special Sitting of the Senate on Tuesday, 4th February, 2014 at the Senate Chamber on 1st Floor of the County Hall Building, Nairobi which commenced at 2.30 pm. Pursuant to Standing Order No.29(5) of the Standing Orders, the Speaker specified the business of that sitting to be; one, Administration of Oath, which was administered to the Senator for Bungoma County and, two, hearing of charges against Mr. Martin Nyaga Wambora and Dorothy Nditi Muchungu, the Governor and Deputy Governor, respectively, of Embu County. The Gazette Notice is attached at annexure 2. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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