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"content": "said with such appearance of authority and conviction that if they are not clarified, people might think that is the case. This is a Special Sitting and the issue before us was to receive and consider the report of the Special Committee on the proposed removal from office of the governor of Murang’a County. The grounds at Article 181 (2) states:- “Parliament shall enact legislation providing for the procedure of removal of a county governor on any of the grounds specified in clause (1)”. That law is the County Governments Act. We have quoted Section 33, which we have written and re-printed in our Standing Order No.68 (4). What we have been saying is:- “If the Special Committee reports that the particulars of any allegation against the governor— (j) have not been substantiated, further proceedings shall not be taken under this section in respect of that allegation; or (k) have been substantiated, the Senate shall, after according the governor an opportunity to be heard, vote on the charges”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, our Committee which was elected and was seconded in very flowery language by none other than the Senator for Vihiga, including invoking their rich backgrounds, has come up with particular findings. The moment the Chair pronounced himself, we should not have entertained anything. This is the House and we want to respect your opinions. Sometimes, when I allow this process, do not take them to be a right. It is for us to ventilate a bit and conclude the matter. That is why I have said that we had no debate before us. In fact, if you look at your Order Paper, there is no debate. However, you have made interventions which will help us in terms of taking this thing forward. I am very sympathetic to most of them myself. The one thing that I will not allow is to revert things in their natural course."
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