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    "id": 1083740,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Makueni, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Dan Maanzo",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Daniel Kitonga Maanzo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this very important Bill. The impeachment is also for the President, Deputy President, governor, deputy governor, cabinet secretary and also county executive committee members. This has not been documented previously, but has now been documented. We have had experiences of impeachment cases in the last eight years for governors. One time, there was an attempt to remove a deputy governor in Machakos and when it went to the Senate, it did not survive. If you look at the wholesome activity, especially at the county level, you find that a lot of times, if a governor fails to agree with the assembly, purely for political reasons, then an impeachment can ensue and there will be gaps. When impeachment goes up to the final stage, we have seen they have a recourse in the High Court. You have seen how the Governor of Embu has survived through the High Court with court orders and was able to serve his full term. We have also had unfortunate cases where governors totally lost, went to the High Court and totally lost and appeals are still lying. Therefore, there is need to come up with a law which concretises all the issues in this, the main reason being abuse of the Constitution or misconduct of a governor or whoever is being impeached in one way or another. Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you go clause by clause, you will realise that the Committee did a very good job. It even analysed the constitutional background and what laws allow this particular Bill to come into force. It is all there in the Report. One of the challenges is the political situation and what it can be if it is moved politically. If it is perpetuated by malice and the politics of the day prevail, when the matter still goes to the Judiciary, which is very independent and is expected 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."
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