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    "content": "we had Members of the County Assemblies who did not know where to start when they wanted to impeach a governor. I attended the funeral of the late Ambassador George Godia in Vihiga and there were allegations that the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) want to impeach the Governor of Vihiga County, hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Otichillo. However, they were wondering how to start the process. I am asking them to hold their horses until this law becomes an Act. We would want to see this law put into action and to see if they have got the necessary processes in place. Clause 14 (1) states that: “A Member of the County Assembly who intends to move a Motion under section 13, shall submit to the Speaker of the county assembly the Motion together with a list of the members of the county assembly who support the Motion, in the form prescribed in the Schedule.” We know that there are challenges on the issue of capacity. I am not saying that one must go to school to be a leader though there are certain minimum academic qualifications that one must meet or particular standards to be met as provided by Chapter Six on leadership and integrity. With the challenges that come out, we have tried, for all intents and purposes, to put in place a standardised form to guide our Members of County Assembly on how they should ensure that they---. The speaker of the respective county assembly is not required to examine the Motion as he does not---. I know that there was contention in this. Clause 14 (2)(b) states that if the Speaker is satisfied that it: “Does not comply with Section 13, decline to approve the Motion and inform the Member within four days giving reasons for the refusal”. We have said that this Motion should be looked at by the speaker of the respective county assembly within four days so as to prevent what I had earlier referred to as monkey business. We know what happens in the running of counties nowadays. If we do not have proper laws in place, we might run into criminal enterprises. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know you as a professor of law. We have introduced the reasons as to why a county assembly speaker might approve or decline to approve so as not to risk somebody allegedly meeting somewhere with the governor and then they decide to do monkey business to a point where they can decide that the Motion should not go through yet the accusations read by the Member of the County Assembly are valid. That is why we have put “within four days”. It is either the lack or in the wisdom of the county assembly speaker that will make him allow it or disallow it. If it is the lack of it, they must give us the reasons if it is in his wisdom. The Speaker is required to notify the member within four days writing reasons for the refusals. The Bill further provides in Clause 14 (3)(a) that: “If the speaker fails to respond to Motion within seven days of receiving the Motion under subsection (2)- The Motion shall be taken to have been approved”. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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