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    "content": "for the Speaker to give direction. Where a Report of the Committee is evidently unsatisfactory and has exceeded the mandate and the powers vested upon the Committee because the Committee needed to say, substantiated or unsubstantiated. The moment they say we have found that he is guilty but must mitigate by pulling down billboards, it automatically puts this Senate and you as the Chair into an inquiry to decide whether this matter has been dealt with properly or not. Mr. Speaker, Sir, none of the Senators here is baying for the blood of the Governor of Murang’a County. We do not even know him personally but are dealing with a situation where there is rampant misuse of public funds, theft of public funds and corruption. Corruption at the Office of the President and at the office of the Governor is equally serious. We cannot be shouting at the top and doing nothing at the bottom. We must apply force at all levels. I can see Sen. Keter finding this amusing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we still have an impeachment process waiting in Makueni County only halted by a court injunction. The previous proceedings in similar matters are distinguishable from what we face today. In fact, if we were able to overturn the findings of the Committee in the Kiala case, we can also overturn the findings of the Committee in this case because we have already set a precedent. I urge you to do a research and listen to senior lawyers and not those with vested interests who can help you reach a finding. This matter does not have to end tonight. Corruption is not ending tonight and justice is not ending tonight. This matter does not have to end tonight because the Standing Orders give you a window under Standing Order No. 1 and read together with Standing Order 68 (4) (a). It provides that proceedings cannot proceed under this section but does not say they cannot proceed at all for you to find a way on how to proceed on the matter so that we send a loud message out there that if you take public money and misapply or misuse it, then you are culpable. 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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