12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am raising three critical issues.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Correct, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The other point was on the presumption of innocence.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. However, the fact that you want to confirm a deputy governor to have all the powers of a governor, who is facing charges in a court of law, means that you have already passed a verdict of guilt against the governor- --
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to be informed.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you are a professor of law with an illustrious career and you know that the Constitution should be supreme. Sen. Olekina has relied on an Act of Parliament and he is attempting to rewrite the provisions of Article 180, 181 and 182 of the Constitution on the issue of removal of a governor. There are two ways of amending or rewriting the Constitution. We have the parliamentary initiative and the popular initiative. I am seeking your indulgence and a ruling on this matter.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
I have supplementary information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was trying to use the courtesy of your office where we have modern equipment. I am trying to get the ruling on the issue of deputy governors and their powers to act by Justice Mumbi Ngugi. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to draw your attention, even as you retreat into your Solomonic wisdom on this matter, to raise an issue on Article 179(7). The argument that Sen. Olekina wants to perpetuate is that when a governor or a deputy governor is facing charges or allegations Article 179(7) states that:-
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
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