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    "content": "Over time as a Senate, we have been able to put mechanisms in place. Since we have had some impeachment Motions coming to the Senate, there is regularity in the process and the way it was going to be enacted within the Senate. It became more streamlined. My plea is that as a Senate, we pre-empt and begin to put this documentation in order so that we have a process that can run very well and fast so that all that can be done. Clause 129(5) is very important because it brings in public participation. As it is with all other processes, this process is not just going to be something that will be discussed within the echelon of power, but also the people will come on board to discuss such a motion. In Clause 129(7), if the Motion is supported by a majority of the county delegations of the Senate, the suspension of the county government shall stand terminated. That is the recommendation in this Bill but there are proposals that can be made. I would suggest a higher threshold given that dissolving a county assembly has various implications for the county. I propose that we make the threshold higher than a simple majority so that we can move to a two-thirds majority because of the critical nature of the issue. This is a small Bill. Let me talk about the County Management Board, the governor and the deputy governor in terms of how they will be pre-empted to function and continue to receive benefits even after the dissolution of a county and the new county governors are in place. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I conclude, I reiterate that we need to support this Bill. It covers a practical lacuna that this Senate experienced in enhancing legislative agenda for the counties. It will ensure that we do not have a lacuna when it comes to a particular issue arising in the counties as in the case of a proposed dissolution of a county. It will also ensure that such counties can still move on within a legislative framework. With those remarks, I beg to support."
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