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    "id": 712042,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Njuki",
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        "legal_name": "Onesmus Muthomi Njuki",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, it is about Petitions. This is a very pertinent and serious issue, in my opinion. This House and its Committees, according to Article 125 (2) of the Constitution, enjoy the same powers as those of the High Court. Hon. Speaker, I want to bring to your attention the fact that I brought a Petition in this House on 9th August 2014 on the removal of the appointed liquidator of Chuka Farmers Co- operative Society Limited. The Petition was taken very seriously by the members of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives. They did a very thorough job, which included visiting the constituents and listening to their plea. They called the Cabinet Secretary (CS), the Principal Secretary (PS) and the Commissioner of Co-operatives on this issue. It was dealt with for a total of more than six months. They had, in fact, allowed an extension. It is important to note that they came up with a very comprehensive report which recommended the following: (i) That the Government puts on hold the liquidation process of Chuka Farmers’ Co- operative Society; and, (ii) That the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) investigates any malpractice in the liquidation process. That happened one year down the line. On Tuesday 22nd November, 2016 the new Commissioner gazetted the same liquidator to continue with the process of finalising the liquidation. Really, even if we had a shortage of workforce in this country--- The Gazette Notice on Folio No. CXV 146 appoints Mr. Obedi Mbae, who is the County Director of Audit in Isiolo County, to be a liquidator of the Chuka Farmers Co-operative Society. That is the same fellow who the Petition was against and the recommendation of the Departmental Committee of the National Assembly was that he should be investigated by EACC. It is important to note that this Report was brought to the attention of the CS for Industrialisation, Mr. Adan Mohamed. It was also brought to the attention of Mr. Joseph Kinyua CBS, Chief of Staff and also to the CEO of EACC. Hon. Speaker, the Committees cannot sit in futility. The Committee did its job. It actually came up with recommendations. So, for the same liquidator to be brought back to finish the liquidation, it means that there is a personal interest either by the present Commissioner or the liquidator himself. For them to overlook the Report by the Committee and its recommendations and go back to install the same liquidator, tells a lot. I seek your guidance, Hon. Speaker. The Departmental Committee of Agriculture, Livestock and Co-operatives should be asked to re-look into this issue and give a way forward. That is because we cannot be legislating in futility as far as these matters are concerned. With those few remarks, I would like to thank you."
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