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    "id": 1071477,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1071477/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
        "slug": "erick-okongo-mogeni"
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    "content": "On the empirical evidence that was placed before us, it was the contention of the county government of Wajir that health had improved on antenatal clinics from 49.2 per cent in 2017 to 86.1 per cent in 2021. He also stated that there had been an increase in the number of children getting immunization for Diphtheria, Pertussis, and Tetanus (DPT) vaccines from a low of 62.7 per cent to 75 per cent. He also noted that in terms of skilled birth attendants, the ones that give birth at hospitals, they had increased from a low 19 per cent to a high of 49 per cent. Before I finish, they also submitted that the issue of health is facing a challenge from the Managed Equipment Services (MES) because they are forced to procure spare parts from a particular company and they said this is a problem that affects all counties across the country. The other issue that pinned the county government down was the issue where the transformer of 250KVA broke down in the county and the county was not able to get a replacement. It was alleged that the amount required to fix this particular machine is Kshs5.7 million. The Committee, therefore, took the view that the government had not acted prudent on this matter and is one where an example ought to be set. I would like to make a confession to the House that for us who are lawyers this was not easy. We need to be careful when we set the threshold on impeachment so that not on a balance of probability, but on a power of balance of probability, but again not beyond reasonable doubt. There was fear and I hope this House will debate, that if this particular Article 43(1) was to be impeached against governors, there is no governor who may be in office. It might affect all governors in office. Therefore, I invite the House to a robust debate on this particular allegation and also on the threshold that this House has set before on issues of impeachment of governors so that there is consistency. There was an observation made by the Committee that we need to be careful so that we do not expose ourselves as having violated the provisions of Article 27 on"
}