Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 17 May 2021 in Senate: 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. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: 14. Violation of Article 227 of the Constitution of Kenya and the public procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015; The last allegation was on violation of the right to health of the people of Wajir County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second charge was abuse of office/gross misconduct. On this particular allegation the chares were- (1) Abuse of power and authority (2) Violation of Article 73 (2) (b) of the Constitution (3) Violation of Section 59 (1) (b) of the County Government Act We were able to go through all the allegations and because of time, I will not go into ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: On Allegation No.9, failure to seek approval of payment out of emergency fund, the Committee went through the evidence tendered before it. There was a conflict on interpretation of the law to meet the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act and the law that has been enacted by the County Assembly, the County Disaster Management Act. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Committee established as a matter of fact that the provisions of the County Disaster Management Act did not have the same requirement as the PFM Act. Therefore, the allegation that the Governor did not seek approval were premised on wrong provisions ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: On allegation of failure to draft the Medium-Term Strategy for Financial Year 2020/2021, the Committee went through the evidence that was tendered by the Wajir County Assembly. The Special Committee returns the verdict that it found the allegation not proved and, therefore, not substantiated. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: On violation of Articles 176(1) and 185 of the Constitution, again, the Committee went through evidence placed before it by Wajir County Assembly. It arrived at a finding that the allegation was not proved and, therefore, it was not substantiated. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: On the allegation of failure to establish the County Budget and Economic Forum (CBEF), the Committee observed that the Governor had taken steps towards establishing CBEF. However, it had been hampered by failure to attract qualified candidates for those positions. It was the finding of the Committee that that particular allegation was not proved and substantiated and, therefore, not upheld. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Allegation No.10 which is operation of various bank accounts in the local commercial banks, the Committee found as a fact, that the county operates some accounts at local commercial banks. However, it found that operating those bank accounts was not unconstitutional, neither were they against the law. The reason is that the accounts are in line with the donor funded projects, like the Danish International Development Agency (DANIDA) or for health facilities. The health facilities have been given the leeway to generate money and they bank them into specific accounts, so that an assessment can be made on their sustainability. ... view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: On Allegation No.6 on failure to deliver Annual State of the County Address, the Committee finds that from the evidence adduced, the County Government Act, 2012 does not specify the State of County Address that ought to be delivered and where it should be delivered. view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was on Allegation 12. Before the microphone went off, I was making an observation that the Committee went through the evidence that was tendered before it and returned a verdict that this particular violation was not proved. On Allegation No.13, which is violation of Article 201(a), (d) and (e) and Article 226(5) and 227(1) of the Constitution, having gone through--- view
• 17 May 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Committee observed that this is an allegation that has featured in virtually all the impeachment proceedings that have appeared before the Senate. It was noted that going forward, there is need for the Senate to consider coming up with legislation that will properly guide the implementation of that section of the law. view