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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ng’ang’a Mbugua",
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    "content": "element of that crime. What you were told is that there are CR12s of person who could not be demonstrated to be the Governor’s kin, merely because Cecilia somebody Ndung’u bears the name Ndung’u. I am sure that there are so many Kenyans in this country, if you go to the Registry of Persons, who bear the name Cecilia Muthoni Ndung’u. I am sure George Ng’ang’a Mbugua, a CR12 that shows I am a Director and shareholder does not necessarily mean that I am that George Ng’ang’a Mbugua. A higher standard is required, so that it behooves the Assembly to go ahead and say: “Why we are saying this person is this and related in this manner is because of one, two and three.” Even then, that is not where the Senate stops. Was there personal benefit that accrued? That you were not told, so that it is very easy to sensationalize and say: “We have a CR12.” That is not enough to constitute an impeachable ground under conflict of interest. It is also worth noting, and this is again a matter that this Senate can take judicial notice of, that we have charges which are pending in anti-corruption courts. The governor has presumption of innocence under Article 50 of the Constitution. He pleaded not guilty to allegations of conflict of interest. The matter has not even commenced. Not a single witness has even testified, but now you are being told to pronounce yourself on this question involving alleged conflict of interest, based on the material that has been provided to you. The Standing Orders of this Senate gives deference to a court of law that is seized of a matter such as the one that is presented before you. Mr. Speaker, Sir, how can alleged failure to release funds to the Assembly--- First, did the Assembly produce a statement of accounts saying that for this financial year, we were entitled to release this amount of money, and that the amount of money that was actually sent to us from the Executive is this much; this was not sent? Now we are told that you need to disprove that. First of all, the Governor has no authority to incur expenditure. The head of the County Treasury should be perhaps the one on trial. Who is the accounting officer? Has the Governor been shown to be the accounting officer? He does not incur expenditure or authorize any payment. But even then, has the County Assembly said: “this is what they were entitled under the budget, this is what was authorized by the Controller of Budget (COB), this is what actually came into the County Treasury and this is what you released to us? This you did not release; what reasons do you have?” Has that been placed before this Senate? That was not done. Yesterday, you heard from Witness No.2, who is a legal advisor of the Deputy Governor, Nyoro and was employed by the Deputy Governor himself. He took the initiative allegedly as a public-spirited citizen of Kiambu, wrote to the Ombudsman, not on any other question, but the question of alleged fraud touching on the Governor. If he was that public-spirited, how come he never wrote to the Ombudsman asking about any other investigation? Why him as the legal advisor to the Deputy Governor? What was the motive, because the bona fides must also be investigated? This is so that we do not allow, as Senators, turf wars or issues which are parochial in nature to cloud the thinking of this Senate. It is a respectable august House. This gentleman came and said: “This"
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