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    "id": 893723,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, the crisis in Samburu reminds me of the crisis in Northern Ireland where they have no government but they do have civil servants who are tasked with the daily running of the operations. It is time that we in this House came up with legislation that will ensure that whether or not we politicians are in office, or whether people who are appointed by politicians remain in office, county governments will remain operating. I support Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. on the issue of having a lacuna in law in terms of state and public officers stepping aside when they are charged. My biggest concern though is that in the case of Migori County, for instance, although the Governor was charged with murder, when he was freed, he went back and he is now running the county. We now have another situation whereby the governor of Samburu County has been given a cash bail of about Kshs100 million. In the event that that governor pays that money, the case will remain in court but he will go back and continue running the county because nothing stops him from doing so. There was a case in Nakuru where a court decided that a governor could not fire a County Executive Committee (CEC) member. The situation in Nairobi City County is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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