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    "content": "The grounds for suspension of a county government have been also put very clearly in the Constitution. That, therefore, helps so that we do not have a situation where people have run to try to dissolve a county. In fact, going by the history for Makueni County, that tried to dissolve, they realised that even the Members of the County Assembly at that time would also have to go. With that realisation, they quickly got back on board and continued with the work of the county assembly. There would have been a possibility that at the end of the day, that process would have been enacted altogether. Clause 11, which is very critical, says:- “The committee shall, within fourteen days of receipt of the documents under Subsection (10), consider the documents and make its recommendations to the Senate on whether or not the Senate should authorise the suspension of the county government.” Subsection 12 says:- “An authorisation by the Senate under Subsection (11) shall be by a resolution adopted in accordance withthe provision of Articles 122 and 123 of the constitution.” The quorum for doing this has already been set at the majority of the specific Senators sitting at that time. That is very clear, well put and straightforward. I want to just browse through this Bill because it is quite straightforward and indicates the specific issues quite clearly. Clause 129(1) says:- “Pursuant to Articles 199 of the Constitution, the Senate may at any time terminate the suspension of a county government.” Clause 129(2) says:- “A Member of the Senate may move a motion for the termination of the suspension under Subsection (1)” Madam Temporary Speaker, this clause goes now to the actual processes which are two: One, the actual introduction of the need for a suspension within a county assembly. The Senate also communicates its approval to prosecute this, by having a Member moving the Motion for termination. To ensure that this is orderly, there is clarity that it is going to be done by a movement of a specific motion and the Member should have already given notice under Subsection (2) to the Speaker of the Senate. The Speaker of the Senate should have referred the proposed Motion to the relevant select committee of the Senate to consider the proposed termination. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is very clear in the sense that it is not just a matter that is going to be handled in half a day, or a couple of hours. The procedure is clearly set up to ensure that it can move from one step to another in a systematic way. The Senate Select Committee under that subsection will report in ten days in terms of giving it time for processes, for people to think through that Motion, go through it like a referral process. This is just like the system we have for the Senate, for example, the report from the county assembly county assembly for the impeachment of a governor reaches the Senate, the Senate must, in seven days, act on the proposals. In the same way, the Senate is going to be given ten days for various processes to move on in terms of the planning. 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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