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"content": "in the pretext that they are defending themselves, instead of presenting themselves before the Committee, so that the Committee can absolve them if they so deserve. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Governor Isaac Rutto should stop practising trade unionism in the name of being the Chairman of the Council of Governors. He is my friend. In fact, we had breakfast with him three weeks ago and I put the same thing to him; that what became of him? He has gone to court; and as soon as the Auditor’s Report in respect of Machakos County arrived on the desk of the Governor of Machakos, Dr. Alfred Mutua, with an invitation that he comes before us, he sent a delegation which told us that he was bereaved in the morning. In the afternoon, it came to pass that the same Governor was actually in the High Court trying to enjoin himself in the earlier ruling, which he succeeded. The Governor of Kakamega, my own good man, Hon. Oparanya, upon receiving our invitation, again, went and enjoined himself. The Governor of Wajir, Hon. Ahmed, did the same. The trend is continuing so that everytime we look forward to listening to Governors, they go and enjoin themselves. I would like us to condemn and refuse this. If some of the Governors thought that it was a joke, members of the public are becoming impatient. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a neighbour to Nandi where people were signing war songs in town – I do not know for what reason – following a breakdown in order at a function. I heard people saying: - “Instead of this Governor asking for more money, he should go before Dr. Khalwale and account.” I was not behind it, but what is disturbing me is that as this happened, the Personal Assistant of the Governor was lying prostrate, bleeding, almost dying. In fact, I am glad that Sen. Sang is here. He might have time to tell us what exactly happened. The Personal Assistant is now fighting for his life. These matters are very serious, because of the refusal of these Governors to come before us, before a visiting delegation of Tanzanians and the eyes of the Deputy President. Governor Isaac Rutto almost came to blows with the Leader of the Majority in the Lower House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, over the weekend in Kiambu, four Members of Parliament and Sen. Wamatangi almost ended up exchanging blows with Governor Kabogo over the same thing of accountability. I understand that the same thing has happened in Makueni today. I want to condemn a man who calls himself a learned friend of Sen. Wetangula, in the name of Ahmednasir. Mr. Ahmednasir should know that the School of Law is not the only school in a university where people become professionals. That Mr. Ahmednasir can ever dare imagine that I am fighting devolution and pen a whole article in the newspaper about me, he is being contemptuous of me. I do not know which school of law he went to, but I will soon be visiting that school. I want to look at his resume and see how it compares to some of us, because he might be thinking that he is the smartest man on earth when, in fact, he was trailing behind very many people whose names I know in this country. Mr. Ahmednasir should not be taken seriously by the country because he is one of the lawyers who are being hired today, tomorrow and all the time, to benefit from the funds that these particular Governors are using to approach court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I do not know how we can make an entry – and this is very serious – so as to interrogate the money that the lawyers demand of our Governors. I am afraid that the Governors might be paying legal fees from public coffers. I want 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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