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"content": "Sitting of the Senate to hear charges against the Governor of Kiambu County was held. During the Special Sitting, the Senate resolved to investigate the matter of the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of the Governor of Kiambu County, in plenary. Thereafter, on the request of the Senate Majority Leader and with the support of the requisite number of Senators, I appointed today, Tuesday, 28th January, 2020 and tomorrow, Wednesday, 29th January, 2020, as days for Special Sittings of the Senate. The Business to be transacted at these Special Sittings shall be the investigation of the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu Babayao, the Governor of Kiambu County. Hon. Senators, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to remind you of the mandate of the Senate in so far as it relates to the removal of a Governor from office as provided for under Article 181 of the Constitution as read together with section 33 of the County Governments Act, 2012, and Standing Order 75 of the Senate Standing Orders. In particular, Article 181 of the Constitution provides as follows:- 1. A county governor may be removed from office on any of the following grounds–– (a) gross violation of this Constitution or any other law; (b) where there are serious reasons for believing that the county governor has committed a crime under national or international law; (c) abuse of office or gross misconduct; or (d) physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of office of county governor. 2. Parliament shall enact legislation providing for the procedure of removal of a county governor on any of the grounds mentioned in clause (1). Section 33 of the County Governments Act, 2012, Standing Order 75 of the Senate Standing Orders and the Fifth Schedule to the Senate Standing Orders provide for the procedure to be followed in the hearing and determination of the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of a Governor. Hon. Senators, ladies and gentlemen, by way of a status update, pursuant to rules 4(a) and 6 of Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the Senate Standing Orders, the Senate invited the Governor to appear and be represented before the Senate during its investigation. The Senate further invited the Governor, if he chose to appear before the Senate, to file an answer to the charges with the Office of the Clerk of the Senate by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, 25th January, 2020 setting out– a. the Governor’s response to the particulars of allegations; b. the mode of appearance before the Senate: whether in person, by advocate or in person and by advocate; c. the names and addresses of the persons to be called as witnesses, if any, and witness statements containing a summary of the evidence to be presented by such witnesses before the Senate; and, d. any other evidence to be relied on. Pursuant to rules 4(b) and 7 of Part 1 of the Fifth Schedule to the Senate Standing Orders, the Senate notified the County Assembly of the date for the commencement of 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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