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    "id": 1002548,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I am a threat because I am reading the Constitution properly, then so be it. In my support for this Motion, I feel like we can serve this country well. We should always be guided by the rule of law and the Constitution. This House does not interpret the Constitution but makes laws. Where there is ambiguity, it does not hurt to give it to our respectable Members. I have listened to the conversation of the distinguished Members and respected lawyers who can take time and guide this country. Article 96 of the Constitution is very clear that this Senate protects the interests of the counties and their governments. If we are clear and sincere to the oath of office that we took and to the prayer you read every single day when we enter the chambers, then the only way to be objective is to allow a Committee to guide us and look at the voluminous documents which will be presented. The last time when we were prosecuting the matter of Governor Waititu I felt like there were things we did not do right. The only thing that consoled me was the fact that in line with Article 179 of the Constitution, the Deputy Governor had bolted from the word go. Article 179(7) clearly says that when we exercise the provision of Article 181 the Committee Members will also lose their offices. The only reason why I was consoled and said it was fair to proceed the plenary way that time is because in the executive committee there was a Member who was not part of that government although he was elected and he was also appointed to be the deputy governor. Mr. Speaker, Sir, because of the interest on this matter I want to summarise as follows; only a Committee will give the people of Kirinyaga justice. Only a Committee will guide us for all future impeachments. So that when we are punishing somebody let us not be selective but objective. The last time I checked a governor does not sit in tender Committee. A governor does not write checks or go to the bank to give out money."
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