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    "speaker_name": "Mr. George Ng’ang’a",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir and the Hon. Members, my learned friend has set out succinctly the case for the County Assembly of Nyeri in the matter of the proposed removal by impeachment of the Governor of Nyeri County. By way of further introduction, we endeavour to demonstrate that the requirement of political accountability is critical in our devolution design. We shall endeavour to demonstrate that it has come to a time when the Chief Executive Officer of the county must take a personal responsibility of the decisions that are taken by the county government. What you will notice as we proceed to set out our case is that there has been a clear abdication of the responsibility. There has been a clear dereliction of duty where the Governor of Nyeri County has deliberately flouted the Constitution and all known laws regarding accountability and the manner in which the county government structures are supposed to be run. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we shall for instance, demonstrate in the fullness of time that we have a county executive where an individual is serving in an acting capacity in three ministries for over a period of one year. You will find a county government where all chief officers are in an acting capacity. You will find a county government where resolutions are made by the county assembly in furtherance of their oversight duty and there is absolutely no regard to those resolutions. The recommendations are made and the governor does not see to it that those recommendations are implemented. Mr. Speaker Sir, you will find that Bills have been passed. The Governor does not even acknowledge receipt of those Bills, leave alone assenting to them. He does not send memoranda so that at the end of the day; the Bills just proceed. We know those Bills will eventually become law by themselves because, at the end of the day, there is a provision in law. The question this Honourable Senate must ask itself is, why was there a requirement that the County Governor must participate in that process of assenting to Bills? It is because as a CEO, as the head of the County Executive, he is reposed of the knowledge and skills. First is to input his views or the views of the County Executive in the county statute making process so that self-assenting as a provision in the Act does not remedy that mischief. Why is it that you have someone who said “elect me as Governor”; functions and duties are bestowed upon that person but then he deliberately flouts those provisions? Mr. Speaker Sir, and Honourable Members of the Senate, I know there are people who out there are saying, hang on, the people to renew the mandate of the Governor are the masses and we have only got barely one year to go to the elections. However, the provision for removal of a sitting governor is not dependent on the time that is remaining to be served by that Chief 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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