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    "id": 490773,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Ong’era",
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        "legal_name": "Janet Ongera",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I would like to commend my sister, Sen. Elachi, for raising this matter which is very important in this Senate. We created the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) in exercise of our constitutional rights under Article 96(3). It says: “The Senate determines the allocation of national revenue among counties, as provided in Article 217, and exercises oversight over national revenue allocated to the county governments.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this very reason, this is a mandate that cannot be shared with any other organ of State, including the Executive or the Judiciary. It is, indeed, a shame that the Judiciary continues muzzling and interfering with the powers of this Senate. A time has come for us to stand up and to refuse the muzzling and interference of any other organ of State. As you know, this is interference under the doctrine of separation of powers. This is unacceptable conduct from the Judiciary. I want to urge my friend, the Chief Justice, to tame the many rogue judges he has in his Judiciary. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are aware that we made a resolution on a rogue Governor of Embu. However, this ex-Governor purports to be a Governor. This makes this Senate a paper tiger. We are not really in control. I urge you to take up this matter very seriously. Secondly, it behooves us, as legislators, to pass laws that can tame the Judiciary. I know that my brothers and sisters in the National Assembly are very willing to take up this exercise because we have been made, as legislators, to appear as nobodies. We cannot pass legislation every time and continue to have orders being issued left and right. I want to request the CPAIC led by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale not to fear. They should continue to exercise their powers. Recently, the Committee was paralysed and stopped working. The Committee should not have accepted those orders. First of all, the order was in contravention of the rule of law which is clearly known. This matter saddens me. It is sad that some rogue Governors can put the Judiciary in their pockets. I want to agree with Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o that, indeed, we know what they are doing behind our backs. They are getting these orders left, right and centre as if they are receiving biscuits from a shop. We, as legislators of Kenya, should not allow this. Thank you for listening."
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