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"content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 28(4) and 53(b) of the Senate Standing Orders, and following the challenges in the management and operations in Makueni and Isiolo county governments, the Senate resolves to alter its calendar (Regular Sessions) for an adjournment commencing today, Thursday 2nd October, 2014, to resume on Tuesday 21st October, 2014, to allow the Senate intervene in the reconciliation process in the two counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have just come from recess. I think this is the second week after recess. Members will also note that even before we went on recess, we had to extend our previous sittings by an extra one week, to be able to deal with the situation relating to the impeachment, at that time, of the Deputy Governor of Machakos County. But no sooner have we resumed than we have been confronted with an increasing number of chaotic situations in our counties. Most recent is the situation in Makueni County which began as a misunderstanding initially between the county assembly and the county executive, but it degenerated into violent attacks and before the dust of that violence would settle, it is now more compounded. It is taking the approach of dissolving the county government of Makueni, as some have suggested. In the alternative, we are also informed that there is even an attempt to impeach the Governor of Makueni County, as a result of the mutation of those misunderstandings. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, at the same time, for about three months now, the County Assembly of Isiolo has had serious problems. This is because it has not been able to sit. Sometime in June, the assembly moved a Motion to remove from office the Speaker of the Assembly. As a result of that move, the Speaker rushed to court, as has become the custom now, and obtained ordered reinstating him. In spite of the court order, it has been impossible to conduct the activities of the County Assembly of Isiolo for the last three months. The situation has assumed security implications because of the various players and issues involved. What is becoming clear is that there is something fundamentally wrong that requires the full and undivided attention of the Senate, to be able to address the creeping chaos in our devolved units. When an assembly cannot meet for three months, even technically, legal issues arise. This is because as you know, an assembly cannot adjourn for more than three months. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is in this connection, therefore, that in spite of the efforts that our Committee on Devolved Government had put in place for Makueni – I hope even for Isiolo – it would not be enough to wait for 17th October or whenever they"
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