12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
there was no need for the last part. This is because he can still sign letters and somebody can do the documents in whatever location---
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I conclude, in effect this Motion is answering your question in the last paragraph; that such governor, who has been barred from accessing his office, unable to work with CECs, the National Treasury, Controller of Budget, Auditor General. If it was just physically accessing office and not his functions, anyone would have taken the documents to the governor’s house to sign them when required. This Motion is alluding to what is already happening out there, where the governors are being barred from performing the functions of a governor constructively.
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it must be remembered that in this country we do not have a Jury. There is no pre-trial to determine threshold. The threshold for one being charged can be as low as the decision of the DPP sitting at that particular time. Neither this House nor the office of the governor has control over the collection of evidence. Therefore, there is no place where evidence is being sieved. Therefore, by the time someone is ultimately going through trial and cases are being dropped on the way and some evidence is becoming apparent, the impact on the ...
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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:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not want to come back, but my colleague provoked me to focus on the merits. I assure you that my submissions are based on merit and something I believe in. As you make your decision, remember that we are being invited by this Motion to act notwithstanding--- Paragraph Four of the Motion acknowledges the limitations to the functions of county deputy governor. It goes ahead to say that public offices should work with the deputy governor directly, notwithstanding the legal limitations. In my opinion, that is an amendment through the backdoor; using a Motion ...
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Yes, it is not in the Motion, but hypothetical. If we say, for example, that the CECs should be moved from one department to the other or given additional assignments that is taking an order from the deputy governor. The question is: Does that order or direction comply with the constitutional requirements? We must also be careful to appreciate that telling the National Treasury and the Controller of Budget (CoB), the Auditor General and county assemblies to work directly with the deputy governors is a blanket directive by the House. Where is the limitation where there is a legal and ...
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
It just says ‘notwithstanding.” It is just recognizing---
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the drafting itself. That should be inferred. However, the last paragraph states:- “Therefore, work with the deputy governor---
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12 Nov 2019 in Senate:
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