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    "id": 1066649,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Linturi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Franklin Mithika Linturi",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I listened to the Senate Majority Leader move this Motion. He did as properly spelt out by the Constitution and especially Standing Order No.75 (1) (b). My good friend, Sen. Wetangula, did not read the provisions of Standing Order No.75 (2) (b) up to the end. However, my reading and understanding of this provision requires Members of this House to appoint a special committee. It does not end there, but talks about a Special Committee comprising 11 of its Members to investigate the matter. The second option is to investigate the matter in Plenary. I find the Motion, as presented before this House, quite deficient because it does not have the Members of this Committee. Sen. Wetangula has put it very clearly because of the dishonesty and mischief, and the levels of trust are going down probably. I am left wondering whether I am able to reconcile my mind to accept to pass a Motion where the Membership is unknown and then we leave the matter to a few people to make a decision and come back again. If that is the position, then I do not understand why this would not have happened. You probably do not find much interest or hype on this matter because there could be no hand of the Executive or any external interference. The last three impeachments we have dealt with were all State-instigated. In terms of the manner in which we behaved and interrogated these matters, the level of independence and looking at things the way they should have been then, was missing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just like Sen. Wetangula has said, there are options provided for under this Standing Order. We will go by the majority of this House, and in whichever way, we expect justice for the Governor of Wajir County. Justice to the Governor of Wajir County does not necessarily mean he is impeached or not. That decision will be made after whichever method we use will have looked at the evidence presented before this House. I urge and request Members to be alive to the fact that we have a serious duty to make a decision on this matter. It is for the best interest of this country and not only for the people of Wajir County. If I have to quote Sen. Wetangula, when that time comes to make a decision in whichever route, then I will vote on the route that we should take."
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