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    "id": 1083738,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1083738/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nyaribari Chache, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Richard Tong’i",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Richard Nyagaka Tongi",
        "slug": "richard-nyagaka-tongi"
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    "content": "that that which cannot be measured should not be rewarded. If we are not able to measure what performance is, then we should not be able to reward it. We have seen governors who have been given opportunities to serve our people, but what they have done is to enrich themselves. I keep wondering what happened to county governments. We used to have county governments which were collecting so much money, which was enough to run their counties and municipal councils. However, after some time, things have changed until the other day governors were giving an ultimatum to the Government that if they do not receive money from the national Government, they will shut down the services. One looks back and wonders what used to happen in those municipal levels because they were paying their salaries in however small way. Nevertheless, we had service. So, this Impeachment Procedure Bill will come in handy to tame some of those excesses that we are experiencing today. I think it is only fair that we have a tool to use to manage impeachment, which is important for the good of the country. The main intention of most people who are looking for an opportunity to serve as governors is also to amass as much as possible, so that they can increase their chances of becoming something bigger beyond the county. However, with this Impeachment Procedure Bill, I think people will get into the office knowing that we have a way of recalling them back using a standard tool which is not subjective and which is acceptable and recognised by the law. We do not have scenario that we had in Wajir, where we have a governor who has been impeached and he is still in office. It is total chaos. We have not had this Bill in place, but with it, we know what exactly happens. The deputy governor has been sworn in lawfully, but the former governor still insists he is in office lawfully. So, who of the two is serving the public? That is the kind of confusion that we want to cure by this Bill. I think it has come in handy and timely and we need to move with speed to have it implemented, so that our people will get services which they rightly deserve from the leaders. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity. I support the Bill, though with some amendments when it comes to the Floor of the House next time."
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