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    "id": 1042071,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Once they were here and were stating the grounds, I felt that they were very flimsy. When they come here talking to us about impeaching Governor Sonko because he dines to party after party in France, I feel that is not a good enough reason. When Hon. Sonko was elected by over 800,000 voters in Nairobi City County we all knew him to be flamboyant, exuberant, and flashy, for us to now want to pigeon hole him into a suit and tie and expect him to just sit in the corner somewhere and sign off warrants and give kickbacks. If not, then be impeached. I feel that is not the way to defend devolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Senate, one of our very primary duties is under Article 96 (1), which is to defend devolution. From what I have seen in the past year or so, we seem to now have become some rubberstamp puppets who will do anything to help those from the national Government who want to mess with devolution and kill it by removing anyone who does not toe the line. We want to help them get there. However, is it really worth it to have a by-election in Nairobi City County, which as 10 per cent of the population of this country, just because they want maybe to transfer, as we have seen previously, to the military, the functions of the county illegally? Maybe the Governor has refused to sign over some roles to an illegal entity. Here we are helping them by giving them a hand to get there. Mr. Speaker, Sir, but anyhow, at the end of the day, my colleagues, I want to appeal to your conscience. Let us not impeach Gov. Sonko on such flimsy grounds. I feel that the allegations were not substantiated and as such, I oppose the Motion. I hope that most of you. if not all of you, will do the same. You will do the right thing and follow your conscience. You will uphold the law and follow the Constitution that we swore to uphold. However, as things are going, I fear for devolution in this country, if it is in the hands of this Senate. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I oppose."
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