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    "id": 890692,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13131,
        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "By way of introduction, the Constitution in Article 179 (1) and (2) states that the Executive authority of a county is vested in and exercised by a county executive committee composed of a governor, deputy governor and members appointed by the governor. It is unfortunate to note that the County Executive Committee of Nairobi County has been operating without being properly constituted as per the Constitution. It has been operating without a deputy governor for the last 15 months as well as County Executive Committees (CECs). There is a ruling that was given by the Supreme Court on this, where they said that it is constitutionally inconceivable to have a vacuum in the office of a deputy governor until the next election is held. The court advised that such nominees must be given 14 days; the blatant ignoring and undermining the role of a deputy governor sets a dangerous precedent to county governments and is a threat to the spirit of devolution. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Explain why the County Executive has been operating without a deputy governor for the last 15 months in contravention of Article 179 (1) (2) of the Constitution and state measures that have been put in place to address this matter. (2) The Committee must explain why the County Government has been operating without the required number of county executive committee members and put measures in place to correct this situation. (3) To explain why the County Governor has failed to adhere to the ruling of the Supreme Court, which advised that governors should nominate fresh nominees within 14 days to replace the deputies who resign, die in office or are impeached. (4) Explain why Nairobi City County Assembly has been operating without a substantive speaker and how soon this matter will be cleared. Mr. Speaker, Sir, kindly, I would like to ask that you impress upon the Committee because this is not the first time that we have raised this issue. The County Government is not properly constituted and this has led to lack of proper service delivery to the people of Nairobi. If the Senate cannot pronounce itself on this matter, I do not know what matter the Senate can pronounce itself on and be respected. Thank you."
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