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    "content": "In that regard, Sen. Billow is right. If, indeed, we are the Committee to ensure that the PPOA and EACC do their work, we will definitely accept the responsibility by the Senate and summon those particular institutions to give us a progress report. The Statement that Sen. Kembi-Gitura wanted was related to Kshs28 million and whether it was to be paid back. Indeed, when I gave my Statement, I said that the Committee has the responsibility to ensure that this is done. It is good that we sit at a conjuncture where this issue is raised in the Auditor-General’s Report on the County Government of Murang’a. Rather than do two things separately, we decided to summon the Auditor-General to give that Report and at the same time summon the Governor of Murang’a to respond to the audit queries, as we usually do. As we do that, we also pursue the matter that was raised by the Impeachment Committee, which we have said does not amount to the Senator reopening the issues, because that would not be constitutional and legal. Therefore, we shall pursue the refunding of the money and ensure that the two institutions that were given the charge by the impeachment Committee do their work. Finally, with regard to whether or not the Governor of Murang’a can be declared unsuitable to hold office, after he appears before our Committee, I am not a lawyer and would not like to pre-judge the Governor before he appears in our Committee. Even the impeachment Committee that looked into this matter did not impeach him. My Committee has no locus standi whatsoever to re-open that issue. Regarding the valuers and their connivance, obviously, I think that this is part of the Auditor-General’s Report. When we hear the governor, his team and the Auditor- General, these issues will arise and we will be in a position to call the valuers to answer for their sins of conniving to steal public property."
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