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    "content": "because the process was rushed. I confirm to the Senate that the proceedings facing me today are initiated and sponsored by the County Government of Machakos. Out of all the 24 charges against me, the only one I would plead guilty to, although it is not among the 24 charges, is being accused of blowing the whistle against impunity, corruption and nepotism. In my statement at the Committee level, I stand by what I said. I know the Senate would want to see devolution succeed, to see the Governor and the Deputy Governor working harmoniously and to see the Governor and the Deputy Governor agree. It is very hard for me to agree with my Governor where there are issues of nepotism, impunity and corruption. These issues point to him and he has taken no action whatsoever. In my statement in the Committee, I documented all these. It is because of this and the desire for my Governor to want to impeach me that he had to craft very many charges with a hope that maybe one of them would be substantiated. It is like they used the principle of a fisherman; “thou shall cast your nets far and wide hoping thou shall catch some fish”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am innocent of all the charges. This Senate has belaboured so much to define the word “nguu” and what I meant. It hurts me as the Deputy Governor when my call for affirmative action of people being given 30 per cent of procurement and government tenders in the county and it hurts me when my call for the 70 per cent of all positions to go to the local community as is required by law is twisted to refer to hate speech."
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