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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ndegwa Njiru",
    "speaker_title": "The Counsel for Nairobi City County Assembly",
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    "content": "by putting his daughter in a helicopter for a tour in New York not happen to him today? There is a price for everything. The price for accountability and transparency demands that the governor vacates office. It is not lost to this House the philosophy by Thomas Hobbes. Thomas Hobbes said that by nature, humans are greedy, cruel, selfish, and they are driven by the desire to grab and maintain power by all means. That is the person we have presented before you this morning. A person who is greedy, a person greedy for public resources should not have the mercy of this House. A selfish person who wants to amass wealth at the expense of the taxpayers deserves no mercy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we shall be presenting overwhelming evidence to the extent that this House shall not be left with any other option, but to agree with your brothers and sisters in the County Assembly of Nairobi. The question of good governance cannot be compromised. The question of transparency cannot be debated. The question of accountability cannot be the subject of debate. Once you hold a public office, you must be able to understand that you are accountable. What is the responsibility of the county assembly? The responsibility of the county assembly is not to adduce evidence beyond a reasonable doubt at any given time; it is only to substantiate the charges. Mr. Speaker, Sir, and Hon. Members, I promise you that in the fullness of time, we shall have evidence to substantiate that the Governor is not fit to continue holding public office. What becomes of sportsmen and sportswomen? What becomes of the youths when a stadium that is supposed to be constructed of concrete is constructed of scrub metals? What becomes of our youth? Is this person conscious of the intra and extra generational equity principles recited in the Preamble to our Constitution? Is this person worthy of ushering in a promise for the youths? Can this person give hope to our youth if he is plundering what belongs to them? We have evidence. I rest my case and call upon Mr. Biko to continue with the rest of the opening statement. Much obliged."
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