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    "content": "Hon. Senators, if the Motion for the establishment of a Special Committee is approved, the Special Committee will be required under Section 33(4) of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No.68(2) to investigate the matter and report to the Senate within ten days on whether it finds the particulars of the allegations against the Governor to have been substantiated. If, however, the Motion for the establishment of a Special Committee does not pass today, the Senate shall proceed to investigate and consider the matter in Plenary. I hope I am clear there. The resolution of the Senate on the Motion by the Senate Majority Leader will therefore determine the manner in which this matter shall henceforth proceed. It is noteworthy and I wish to emphasize to all hon. Senators that debate on the Motion shall be limited to the substance of the Motion, namely, whether to establish a special committee consisting of the Senators listed to investigate the proposed removal from office of the Governor of Embu County. It is not a Motion on the propriety, prudence or even the constitutionality or legality of the processes that have preceded the submission of this matter to the Senate. It is not a debate on the facts of the matter or the merits. It is, therefore, not permissible to veer into any matter other than the Motion before the House. Hon. Senators, as I have previously stated, the hearing of charges for the proposed removal of a Governor is one of the most important and almost solemn functions of the Senate under the Constitution. I therefore urge that the Senate exercises the highest level of responsibility on this matter in the Plenary and also, should the Motion by the Senate Majority Leader pass, the same applies in the special committee. Senate Majority Leader!"
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