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"content": " Order, Senators. Let us listen to Sen. M. Kajwang’. Sen. M. Kajwang’, you have one minute to conclude."
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"content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Inspector- General of Police was vetted by this House. Someone who is an appointee of the Senate cannot then have the guts to defy legitimate instructions and directions of the Senate. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the Senator for Kakamega, has gone down in history as having led a match to the Office of the Inspector-General of Police. We should never appear helpless. Finally, I want to encourage the citizens of Isiolo to go to the County Government's Act and push for a Motion for suspension of that county government The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "because the activities of the governor and the ruling class in Isiolo are contrary to the common good of the people of Isiolo County. However, this conversation should not be localized to one governor or one county. We are seeing this problem across several other counties in the 47 county governments, and we need a solution. We need to strengthen the consequences for contempt of Parliament without subjecting them to judicial review. Thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, Senator. Sen. Ali Roba, proceed."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand here as a governor who has served 10 years and who has appeared before various committees, including that of Sen. M. Kajwang’, severally. As a governor from my region of northern Kenya, it is a bit embarrassing when various committees invite you and you consistently fail to appear, including the Committee I chair. The role of oversight committees of the Senate is to vindicate you from wrongdoing if you appear and explain the state of expenditure or issues of concern that have been shared. My worry is what the governor would tell the people of Isiolo County as the reason for failing to appear before various committees of the Senate. What is it that the governor is hiding so much that he cannot appear before the Parliament's oversight committees? What is unique about this one governor of Isiolo County, governor Guyo, is that all the other governors having their second term and first term appear before various committees. However, governor Guyo finds it impossible to appear before various Senate committees. It should be a question that the public of Isiolo County needs to ask themselves. What is our governor hiding? Why is it that our governor cannot appear as other governors are appearing before oversight committees of the Senate? The opportunity to be able to appear and explain issues of concern that have been raised on behalf of the public of Isiolo County is an opportunity that any leader with a sound mind at this level of a governor should take that opportunity to freely come without being persuaded to come. Unless there is something serious that he is hiding or he cannot appear because he is ill-prepared to appear. You are leading a county, and consistently, you are being discussed for failing to appear before various Senate committees, which puts you in an embarrassing situation. The Speaker's direction is sound, and all of us need to take advantage of it to ensure that this is enforced on behalf of the people of Isiolo County. I submit."
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"content": " Thank you. Sen. Oketch Gicheru, proceed."
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"content": "(Sen. Chimera consulted loudly)"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I do not know why Sen. Chimera is so excited today. He is a nominated Senator from Kwale. However, that is fine; he must be excited because the governor of Isiolo County has frustrated the House for many years. From the Committee on Public Investments and Special Funds, I have witnessed the governor, first of all, being reluctant to appear before the Committee. However, when he eventually appeared, he appeared as if the work that we were doing in that Committee was not important to the extent that it became a bad exchange. However, having said that, whenever we invite the governors, we start with the invitation to governors to appear before the committees of the House. Even if you further this by a summons, most of the time, these invitations are about audit queries. If you look at all the audit queries that we have had, they are there to protect the people of our respective counties from any exploitation of Article 43. If a governor does not show up and disrespects House committees, then this is the best definition of a crime. I was expecting guidance from the chairpersons of the respective Committees that they recommend the prosecution of such a governor. Having the Inspector-General of Police bring a governor who is rogue, who is exploiting his people, who is not performing for his people, who is wasting his people's resources, and you want someone to appear before us and not show up does not help the people get their services. Let the chairpersons of these respective committees recommend prosecutions and let those recommendations come in the form of a report to this House. Let us ratify those reports through the process of debate and consideration in this House, and forward the recommendations to the Directorate of Public Prosecutions and recommend a prosecution. I hope that the Governor of Isiolo County will be the first one to face the wrath of a House of Parliament that protects the people against such exploitation. Let us recommend the prosecution of this governor."
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