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    "id": 1041988,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1041988/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Poghisio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Leader of Majority",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 202,
        "legal_name": "Samuel Losuron Poghisio",
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    "content": "for the removal from office by impeachment, of the Honorable Mike Mbuvi Sonko, Governor of Nairobi City County. AND FURTHER, WHEREAS, by letter Ref. No. NCCA/SPK/12/2020(1), dated Friday, 4th December, 2020, and received in the office of the Speaker of the Senate on Friday, 4th December, 2020, the Speaker of the County Assembly of Nairobi City informed the Speaker of the Senate of the approval of the Motion by the County Assembly and further forwarded to the Speaker of the Senate, documents in evidence of the proceedings of the Assembly; AND WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution, Section 33 of the County Governments Act (2012), and Standing Order 75 of the Senate, the Senate heard the County Assembly on the grounds of removal from office by impeachment of the Governor; AND FURTHER, WHEREAS pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution, Section 33 of the County Governments Act (2012) and Standing Order No. 75, the Senate also heard the Governor for Nairobi City County on the grounds of removal from office by impeachment of the Governor; NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution, Section 33 of the County Governments Act (2012) and Standing Order 75, the Senate resolves to remove from office by impeachment, the Hon. Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the Governor of Nairobi City County on the following charges- (1)Gross Violation of the Constitution or any other law; (2) Abuse of Office; (3) Gross Misconduct; and (4) Crimes under National Law Mr. Speaker, Sir, the matters here are straightforward. It is a constitutional duty of this Senate to take up this matter. We shall neither shy from it nor be intimidated. We must move in this direction and make decisions. We have heard evidence for the last two days. We have listened. Mr. Speaker, in your own words, you called it “some boring session.” It will be boring, but we heard."
}