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    "content": "All these violations, the majority of the Members of the Committee observed, were harmful to the interests of Machakos County. The majority of the Members were of the view that the derogatory utterances of the Deputy Governor were dangerous and divisive. Therefore, it was not in the interest of the Machakos County that the Deputy Governor continues to hold office. The conduct of the Deputy Governor demeaned the Office of Deputy Governor and was a betrayal of the public trust to serve and to protect all residents of Machakos County without discrimination on the basis of ethnicity or regional origin. Mr. Speaker, Sir, taking these factors into account, the majority of the Members of the Committee held the view that the threshold required for impeachment had been attained. The minority of the Members of the Committee took the view that although the statements attributed to the Deputy Governor were offensive, the statement did not meet the requisite threshold for impeachment. The minority felt that other mechanisms would be employed by the relevant Government institutions and agencies to inquire into and address the matters complained of. Pursuant to Standing Order No.203/5, the Senate Standing Orders a minority report by Sen. Hassan Omar is appended to the report. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the final finding of the majority of the Members of the Special Committee is that hon. Bernard Kiala, the Deputy Governor of Machakos County, be impeached on account of: (a) Gross Violation of the National Cohesion and Integration Act; and, (b) Abuse of office Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I conclude, allow me to make some personal observations related to the national cohesion and unity. As I have mentioned in the course of the hearing of this matter, the majority of the Members of the Special Committee found that the Deputy Governor had blatantly violated the National Cohesion and Integration Act through utterances and statements that were intended at causing ethnic division and hatred; that this matter cannot and ought not to be taken lightly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the history of our country and, indeed, the history of many countries the world over is replete with examples of the consequences of statements and utterances by those in leadership that are intended to cause division on grounds of ethnicity and other divisible ideas. Historical contexts force us to illustrate the risk and results of the use of negative or derogatory ethnic speech. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Nazi holocaust did not just begin as a holocaust. Here, I wish to quote my good friend and respected person, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o, who told me one morning during the impeachment discussions that fascism has never started in a crowd of people. Fascism is generally started by one person who continues to influence others and eventually causes mayhem. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the following are some of the statements that were attributed to Adolf Hitler long before the holocaust began, and I quote. “Hence today, I believe that I am acting in accordance with the will of the almighty creator by defending myself against the Jew; I am fighting for the work of the Lord. The personification of the devil as the symbol of all evil assumes the living shape of the Jew.” 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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