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    "id": 798373,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Bill from the onset and commend the Senator who has moved it. Its nexus is the issue of when counties are suspended, as almost happened in the case of Makueni County during the Eleventh Parliament, there came a realization that there had not been a particular legislation in place to ensure that such a situation is satisfactorily dealt with. At that time, the county did not get suspended. However, we realised that the Senate- especially in terms of legislation- that it could happen. This Bill has been put into place to ensure exactly that, by bringing an amendment that after the Commission of Inquiry has looked into the various matters, it is able to report the recommendations and ensure that the whole process of dissolving that county are put into place. Madam Temporary Speaker, I have looked at the Bill. It is a comprehensive amendment Bill that seeks to create order, especially within the counties. I want to go straight to Clause 10. It states:- “Where the President in the memorandum submitted under Subsection (9(a), is satisfied that justifiable grounds exist for the suspension of a county government, the Speaker of the Senate shall refer the documents receivedunder subsection (9) to the relevant committee of the Senate for consideration.” Madam Temporary Speaker, you will recall that in the Eleventh Parliament, we had many situations where counties, especially through the county assemblies, were impeaching their governors. These cases came to the Senate and a special committee was put in place to look into the various issues. This was because I think the drafters of the Constitution, and rightly so, realised that if the county assemblies were allowed to make that final decision, we might have a situation where governors might be impeached at the whim of the Members of County Assemblies. This Bill was, therefore, put in place to ensure that there is a hierarchical and methodological way through the Senate to look at the various issues. For most of the cases that came to the Senate in the Eleventh Parliament, the procedure was to form the special committee apart from one case where the whole plenary also participated. The rules in the Constitution are very clear about how that should be done. The part especially about “justifiable grounds” enhances the procedure. 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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