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    "id": 1002465,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this very important Motion. First, this is because the mode in which the Motion has been proposed, on how we are going to transact the Impeachment Motion has been provided for in our Standing Orders; Standing Order No. 75 (1) (b) (i), which clearly says that: “The Senate may, by resolution appoint a special committee comprising 11 of its Members to investigate the matter.” Secondly, I second this Motion because I am a Member of the Senate Business Committee. The Senate Business Committee has been very consistent in the manner in which it proposes on how such Motions are transacted in this House. Many a times, the Senate Business Committee has been proposing the committee way, although I am alive to the fact that it is a matter that has to be adopted on the Floor of this House. Therefore, as a Member of the Senate Business Committee, that was our position. We proposed that we are going to bring forth a Motion proposing membership of a committee which is going to transact this Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it has been the tradition of this House that the business of this House will be transacted by committees. Committees will transact the business of this House on behalf of the Plenary. That is why we have 16 committees transacting various businesses of this House. Therefore, we are within the normal traditions of this House. The big question is: Why the Committee? One, it is because last time we transacted Governor Waititu’s impeachment through Plenary, I was not satisfied with the manner in which we interrogated that matter on the Floor of the House. The evidence adduced before this House was not deeply interrogated. We did not have enough time to peruse through the evidence and the submissions. Therefore, we turned this House into a political gathering that was just meant to make a decision. However, through the committee, we will have an opportunity to look thoroughly into the submissions of both parties, make determinations, do research and come up with a resolution that we shall bring to this House for adoption. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have seen in both print and broadcast media pressure from the residents of Kirinyaga ---"
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