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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I make my remarks, first and foremost, I apologise to the House for the delay that this Report has caused. You will appreciate that the Special Committee was given the mandate by this House last week on Friday. As we proceeded, the parties to the dispute went to the High Court. The judge did not give his determination until Tuesday. Therefore, we had very limited time to consider all the allegations that had been made against the Governor by the County Assembly of Murang’a. Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Senators will recall that at the sitting of ...
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I did initially apologise to the House because the Committee has taken two days and, therefore, the Report that I have here, we adopted it just this evening and, therefore, it is up to the Secretariat to photocopy it and make it available to all Members as it is the case. But when we discuss, I think you ruled that since there was no time for that and Members had been sitting for a long time, we just summarize. Our understanding was that in the public interest, there was need to say charge by charge ...
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, actually I was in the process of finishing but if it is in the interest of the House, and they want just the conclusion, there were three charges but every charge has---
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, every charge has many sub-charges. So, what is your ruling?
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I now want to read the third charge which is abuse of office and gross misconduct. I am just about to finish. The allegation was that the County Governor of Murang’a exhibited gross misconduct and abuse of his office in the following ways:- 1. He violated Article 75 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, on conduct of state officers and section 13 of the Leadership and Integrity Act. Abusing public funds to brand his name. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is evident in the enormous advertisement in a vernacular radio station and billboards, erected along the roads ...
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need to be guided further because it looks like--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, to answer Sen. Murungi, this is the report. In order for you to know what made us to reach the decisions that we reached and the witness we called, you have to read—
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will bear with me and I also ask the hon. Senators to bear with me because it was agreed that I read the charges. You may not like the charge and the verdict but these are the findings of the Committee. The allegations—
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, on allegation number four, the use of personal portraits--- Sorry, I had already read that one. |You will notice that because of many interruptions, I may repeat myself. Allegation number five, on the loss of personal funds through payment of 80 ghost workers and lack of precise inventory of the staff establishment as indicated in the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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6 Nov 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I now read the final paragraph in view of the contention. The findings of the Committee are as follows; - The Committee, having investigated the matter, in accordance with its mandate, under Section 33(4) of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No.68 (2) of the Senate, reports to the Senates that although the Governor breached some provisions of the Constitution and the law, the particulars of the allegations against the Governor were, in terms of the Standing Order No.68(2)(b), found not to be substantiated. Therefore, the Committee did not recommend the impeachment of the Governor of ...
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