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"content": "public sector. That way, absence as a result of illness is not permanent; absence as a result of a jail term of less than 12 months, there can be clear provisions. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the appeal should not just be to constitutional Commissions. Even in cases where a governor who has been charged – for example, in the case of the Governor for Samburu – the problem is not the Independent and constitutional commissions that are not cooperating. The problem could be the county assembly or the Cabinet. We were just told a story today of a deputy governor who has attempted to reshuffle his Cabinet. He was not sacking anybody or appointing a new person; he was just saying that; “You have been in sports, now I want you to be in agriculture; you have been in education, now I want you to be in finance.” I do not think that is illegal. Of course, these are matters that are before the courts of law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will find that the County Executive Committee Members themselves will go to the media and say that they do not recognize the deputy governor. Therefore, on this appeal, yes, constitutional bodies will cooperate and comply. However, if the people around them – who are supposed to exercise and implement the decisions of that deputy governor assuming the duties of a governor – do not recognize the deputy governor for that role, there would then still be a paralysis. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of impeachment, we have set a very high threshold. We have not successfully impeached anybody, with exception of Governor Wambora, who went to court and got orders. As far as we are concerned, Governor Wambora was impeached. Where there is incapacity, we need to make sure that the procedure for impeachment, by the time that matter comes to the Senate, due process has been followed, and a governor has been given an opportunity to defend himself. This is why I must call for the fast-tracking of the Impeachment Procedure Bill, which I am told is stuck in the National Assembly. It will provide better clarity and it would help us to deal with such situations. That is so because when a governor is facing certain problems, instead of having someone acting and the problem persists, then the assembly can take decisive action and make sure that someone who does not have such challenges is given the opportunity to run the county. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is embarrassing for a county to have a governor who appears in the dock to answer to charges of murder. I do not think that governor will be protecting the interest of the people living in that county. I support, but also subject of the clarification that you will be providing, as you have promised."
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