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    "id": 597010,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "November 6, 2015 SENATE DEBATES 1 The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, this is a Communication on the procedure for consideration of the Report of the Special Committee on the proposed removal from office of the Governor of Murang’a County. As you are aware, we are assembled here pursuant to Standing Order No. 21 (1) on the request of the Senate Majority Leader, with the support of the requisite number of Senators to receive and consider the Report from the Special Committee on the proposed removal from office of the Governor of Murang’a County. You will also recall that this is not the first time the Senate is conducting business of this nature. We shall, therefore, proceed alongside similar lines as we have done in the past when the Senate received a similar report from a Special Committee. As in earlier case, the Chairperson of the Special Committee will first lay the Report of the Special Committee when Order No.2 for Papers is read. I believe we are still on the Order No. 1 on the Communication from the Chair. Subsequently, traditionally, we have been giving you time to read the Report. This time I wish to vary a bit. The Chairman will tell us what is in his Report so that we shall determine which way because there are two ways of proceeding. We shall, therefore, proceed with the Report to be laid. It will then be known to the House except the Committee Members that already know it. We have two procedures provided for by Section 33 (6) of the County Governments Act and our Standing Order No. 68 (4) which will apply. The contents of the Report will determine which of the two procedures we will follow. Hon. Senators, both Section 33 (6) of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No. 68 (4) provide as follows:- “If the Special Committee reports that the particulars of any allegation against the Governor: (a) have not been substantiated, further proceedings shall not be taken under this section in respect of that particular allegation or (b) have been substantiated, the Senate shall, after according the Governor an opportunity to be heard, vote on the charges.” I will after the Report has been tabled, therefore, guide the House accordingly."
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