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    "id": 938908,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Halake",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13184,
        "legal_name": "Abshiro Soka Halake",
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    "content": "Right from the beginning, it looked like very reasonable, practical and administrative Motion that, perhaps, did not have to go so deep. However, as I said, I am not a lawyer. Reading the prayer ‘that the Senate recommends that the National Treasury and other arms of Government work directly with the county governor while exercising functions of the county governor in order to facilitate effective function of county governments and the efficient delivery of services’, I stand guided. However, I found that to be a very reasonable request and prayer by the Mover to ensure that services to the people are not disrupted. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the Article that gives us the mandate, the point of us protecting counties and their governments is not an end in itself. It is so that services are provided to the counties and the people. If the job of a governor and his deputy is to provide those services, I do not see why we should not give those the responsibilities to the deputy governor, in the spirit of accountability and sharing, having run on the ticket as a team. Stories are told of spouses of governors standing in for the governors sometimes. In my county, a story was once told of the spouse of a county governor saying that county governor was absent, but since she was there, she told them some of the things he would like them to do. I think it is only fair that the office of deputy governor is also recognized as part of the executive and, therefore, bearing responsibility, as opposed to them having somebody who is absent from office giving orders. If the people of the county were to hold their leadership accountable, who would that leader be? Even in a court of law, if somebody says that the direction was given to him by somebody who is absent, how would we hold him accountable for whatever is going to happen at the county level? This Motion is timely and seems very reasonable. This Motion is in line with good governance, especially when you look at our organizations as systems, processes and resources that collectively provide services to our people. I do not see the reason as to why we should create a vacuum just because somebody is absent yet there is a deputy who is paid by the taxpayers. Are we saying that we should hesitate to give him the responsibilities and continue to leave a vacuum when we can actually do something about it? I do not believe that the focus is on the physical presence, in an office, of an individual who has been barred by a judge from going to that office. I believe that it has everything to do with that office. There is a good reason as to why that person is being barred from going to that office. Probably, the judge does not want that person to tamper with the evidence or he does not want that person to exert undue influence on people who report to him. I do not think that it is the physical aspect. I think that it is the whole functionality, hierarchy and respect that come with the office of the governor that has a bearing on the functions which would then give them undue advantage. The issue of physical presence is neither here nor there. It is about the function that the person is not supposed to continue exercising. The office of the deputy governor, by extension, does have some responsibilities even though not specifically spelt out in the Constitution hence leaving it in limbo is"
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