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    "id": 1083726,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1083726/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": "I find the whole issue of impeachment from a political process. I have been a victim in this very House. I am not sure whether it was impeachment. I do not know what it was, but it was purely from a political angle. In those days, it was so easy. Somebody would just bring a Motion, although the Standing Orders were very clear that you could not discuss a Member without giving him three days’ notice. However, in my case, for some reason, all this was thrown out of the window. A notice was given in the morning and there was debate in the afternoon to discuss me, totally disregarding the Standing Order that said that you could not discuss a Member without giving him three days’ notice. In the case of discussing the Government, you are supposed to give 14 days’ notice. The discussion was not even about Amos Kimunya, but about the Minister for Finance, which was discussing the Government. It required two weeks’ notice, but it was done within a day. That is historical. However, the lesson we learn from that is what informed the changes that took place while writing the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 and the law, in terms of how to impeach a Cabinet Secretary. I took personal initiative in the Constitution to ensure that future CSs are protected from unfair impeachment. For example, you can disagree with a Member at the lobby and he/she comes and says that we must impeach this CS. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
}