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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the wonder of wonders is that I am only talking about the county secretary, because even the tender committee that the county assembly was referring to is not there. It was never there. In the County Assembly of Embu, apparently the Governor is comfortable spending billions belonging to the public without a tender committee in place. Mr. Speaker, Sir, my Committee further observed that as in the case of the maize seeds, the County Assembly and the EACC had taken action on the matter of face-lifting of the Embu Stadium. However, no tangible action had been taken by the Governor. Again, the Governor, in his response, chose to assign blame to the procurement officials in the county. Although the procurement officials have various responsibilities under the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, their roles and obligations do not override those of the Governor as the chief executive of the county who, in terms of Section 27(3) of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act of 2005, must demonstrate that he has taken all the necessary steps to ensure that procurement laws and regulations have been complied with in the county. No evidence of such action was adduced in the matter of procurement relating to the face-lifting of the Embu Stadium. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the matter of procurement of motor vehicles is a sad story. I hope this is only happening in Embu. If it is happening anywhere else in Kenya, then I do not know what this Senate is going to do. We have documents attached in this bundle showing that the Governor personally procured a Toyota Prado vehicle; the invoice, proforma and every other document are in his names. The Governor went on and registered that particular vehicle in civilian number plates. What is more, in the proceedings in the Chamber Assembly, those of you who will have time to read the proceedings, a narration is given of how the Governor has never been seen in that particular Prado. A narration is also made in that particular presentation of how that vehicle is of the highest mileage. Who uses it? In the notes, Mr. Speaker, Sir, they refer to somebody called the “First Lady of Embu.” I have gone through the Constitution; the laws of the land, and I do not know whether there can be any other First Lady in this country other than Margaret Kenyatta. Now that Margaret Kenyatta was not seen in this vehicle, who is this woman? Who is this 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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