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    "content": "various documents and to respond to various issues with regard to county finance and fiscal management within their counties. The Court held that the Senate can summon Governors, County Executive Members for Finance and County accounting officers to appear before it and answer to questions on County Government finances in so far as the National revenue allocated to the respective county is concerned. This is a duty that the Constitution has assigned to the Senate under Article 96(3). Hon. Senators, in the circumstances, on account of the provisions of Article 125 of the Constitution, Section 14 of the National Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act and the decision of the High Court in Constitutional Petition No.8 of 2014 and Article 179 of the Constitution, the position taken by the CoGs not to respond to summonses of the Senate and its Committees is not tenable. It contravenes and would violate the Constitution and the National Assembly (Powers and Privileges) Act and would be contrary to the judgement of the High Court of Kenya on this matter. Hon. Senators, in the light of the above, I have responded to the letter from the Chairman of the CoG setting out this position as I have given to you. I have also encouraged him that he has a constitutional duty just like me, to ensure that there exist cordial relations between our two institutions. Let me, therefore, emphasise that despite this, the business of all Senate Committees should proceed in the usual manner in accordance with the Constitution and our Standing Orders. I thank you. Hon. Hon. Members, those who are for the Motion, you can now retire. We want intervention on the Communication first. All the requests should be for the Communication."
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