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    "id": 669355,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened to your ruling. It is an excellent ruling. It makes this House proud that we have a Speaker who can make such rulings. The issue which gave rise to those comments as you may recall was the way the proceedings of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee proceeded when the Governor of Nairobi County appeared before it. I am glad that in spite of what the Chairman of the CoGs said arising out of that incident, the Governor for Nairobi City County only yesterday appeared before our Committee. He was well prepared with all documentations. I, therefore, appeal to other governors to follow his example. There is a misconception when the governors compare themselves to the President of this Republic. The governors think that they are mini presidents of county governments. The President of this country has a dual role of being the Head of State and the Head of Government. The governors have no other role other than being Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of county governments. They do not have the role of being heads of counties. Therefore, they should not confuse themselves because I have heard them try to compare themselves in the manner of entourage and podiums. I hear that some of the podiums are carried hundreds of kilometres to different venues just so the governor can use the podium to speak at the right time. Let the governors humble themselves by being hands on CEOs of the various county governments. I, therefore, laud your ruling and appeal to other governors. I know that both the former and current Chairpersons of the County Public Accounts and 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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