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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important debate this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I would like to say that there are those who believe that devolution is a very young concept in this country. I think that we were supposed to have the right people in place. There is no shortage of manpower in this country, be it at the technical or managerial level. Therefore, an excuse that we cannot have good governance in this country because we need more time, is not a good solution. The fact that the current case before us this afternoon, in terms of evidence, is not different from what we have had last time, especially when one is accused of gross violation of the Public Procurement Act, Public Finance Management Act and above all, the Constitution. There is no other sufficient ground which we need to look for, as Senators, to send our good friend, hon. Wambora, home this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two other things that I want to mention. We were following what was happening in Embu. When some of us got wind that the lady called Lorna Margaret Kariuki, the County Secretary had been sacked, then there was no other proof that we needed to actually confirm that there was evidence of incompetence and actually corruption in Embu County, at this particular time. ` Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also need to actually empower the Members of County Assemblies (MCAs). These are the people who are at the grassroots level who will be able to actually identify where the weaknesses are. Those who believe that MCAs are too fast to impeach governors are going on the wrong path. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this impeachment Motion. 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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