Kipchumba Murkomen

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• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: The process of impeachment is not only for purposes of achieving the removal of a governor, but it is a process of accountability. There is no other way the Senate will be seized of the issues that are happening in Taita Taveta County if we are not going to delve into the impeachment process and the dissolution process that the governor had initiated, as we have heard in the news. The issue of dissolution will also come to this House to be chaired by the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, as it happened when Makueni County came here. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: I want to disabuse our Members of the idea that this House must impeach someone. No! Let us get that opportunity for this Committee to sit and listen to the issues. 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 Oct 2019 in Senate: I can say without fear of contradiction here that it is the impeachment process of this House that made Governor Wambora to go and improve himself such that he was re- elected in the second term. Many of the governors who were brought here for impeachment were re-elected because it was a wakeup call for them to go and serve the people and correct their ways. I want to disabuse this House or any citizen of this nation that this House is intending to have impeachment or removal of a governor by all means. Those who want to stop the ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: It is purely hypothetical. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that it was not a part of your ruling. I can understand where you are coming from. There is no one in this House who does not understand you. Our request is that the Speaker reflects on this matter. If that reflection could come today, we would be very happy so that this Committee can proceed with its work. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Let the governor say that he is not going to appear before the Committee. Even if someone is injuncting, it is only one party who is saying that they will not appear. Let the county assembly and other witnesses, including citizens of Taita Taveta County appear. Let the Committee say: “We never made an ultimate decision of impeachment because we did not have enough information; or we came to the conclusion that he should be impeached.” Impeachment is not absolute. It will come back to the Floor of this House and Members will decide here, out of 24, whether the ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is very important information. To add on that, this House is not seeking to have an impeachment so that then after they can rush it to be enforced by court. No. We are not intending to subject our decision to court. It is other people who will subject it to a court process. I heard Sen. Orengo trying to argue that let us not do things which later will be in vain. How many legislations have we passed in this House that have been struck to be unconstitutional? We never came back and ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Exactly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The same way we make our decision here, let the aggrieved person go to court and deal with it. We will relax. We are not excited that our decision was upheld or not. We will proceed with our processes until another one is brought to this Chamber then we will make another decision. It is not personal. It is not like we are trying to win. There is nothing to win; it is just to respect the constitutional process. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, following from your conversation, for those of us who have not spoken,I would like us to reflect on whether we can freeze a timeline that is in the Constitution? All the timelines that are in the County Governments Act were borrowed from the Constitution in so far as impeachment of the president and the deputy president is concerned. view