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    "id": 1005707,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
        "slug": "james-orengo"
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the USA, it is a political process. However, in Kenya, we have adopted a system in which our decisions are reviewable. The court system can review our conduct, whether really we did justice in accordance with the Constitution. So, the thresholds have been set in the law by the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal and the High Court. In that regard, I think “Justice Malalah” --- I am calling him “Justice Malalah”, but he sat in the seat of a justice. I have found so many accolades on the way Sen. Malalah presided over the Committee and the process. This was properly done. Also, we cannot accuse the County Assembly. They have done their work, just like the Supreme Court when the matters regarding Gov. Wambora went to the Supreme Court. I am glad that one of us was in that case. Senior Counsel, Sen. Omogeni, was there and defended the governor in that case. He has done many other cases, like the one of Gov. Munya in the election petition and so on. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when institutions work, we should never be disappointed. In fact, when the impeachment proceedings went to the High Court, the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court, our decision was overturned. I said that, at the end, it shows that our institutions and the legal processes are working. I assure the people of Kirinyaga County that what they have done through the County Assembly is within the law. What the Senate has done is also within the law. Nobody will stop the County Assembly of Kirinyaga from continuing to do its work and carrying out its oversight role. This is because without that, this kind of impeachment would never end in this Senate anyway. What I would encourage, for those who were looking for other people’s heads is that, next time, learn how to dance better for King Herod. You may get somebody’s head at that time. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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