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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kahangara",
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        "legal_name": "Joseph Mburu Kahangara",
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    "content": "if you remove three, you are left with only six members. From there, we had Madam Esther, who passed on. This means that the people who could form quorum were only five. One is Major (Rtd.) Shadrack Muiu. In his absence, it simply means that if the NPSC tried to make any decision while doing its work, it would be illegal because they did not have a quorum. The NPSC has to continue working. Remember the kind of work they are trying to do for this country. We are talking about police reforms. We have seen them undertake vetting of police officers. It is work that is very strenuous and somebody in Major Muiu’s condition would not be able to cope. It is also important to realise that the NPSC, including the Chief of Staff, on several occasions tried to get in touch with Major (Rtd.) Shadrack Muiu. There are even letters that were written requesting him to voluntarily retire from the public service so that he can get the benefits that we are talking about. Even when this was done, there was no response to the letters. His doctors started writing letters as early as 2013. Two-and-a-half years down the line, there is no communication between the Commissioner and the Commission itself, meaning that the work of the Commission had been hampered. This was until Parliament went ahead and brought amendments to the NPSC Act. We amended the Act to allow for police officers to form part of the quorum. That was when they were able to continue doing their work. The Committee had a lot of sympathy and consideration to make before we arrived at this recommendation. Since he was not able to appear before this Committee, when the tribunal is formed, he will be at will to appear before it. The tribunal will then make recommendations. That means if there are any steps that Members feel were not taken care of, he can present himself at the tribunal stage, because he has not been removed yet. It is important to note that his salary was stopped sometime back. He has not been earning a salary, the NPSC has to go on fulfilling its mandate and the country has to move on. We all agree that he did a great service to this country but, for purposes of moving on, it would be better for him if he had agreed to retire, which he did not. Therefore, we were left with no option but to ask His Excellency the President to form a tribunal so that we can have a replacement, if the tribunal finds it fit. However, at this stage, Major (Rtd.) Muiu still has an opportunity to present his case and the tribunal will be able to come up with very informed decisions. With those remarks, I support the Motion."
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