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    "id": 1083743,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sirisia, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Waluke",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Waluke Koyi",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to speak to this Bill; the Impeachment Procedure Bill (Senate Bill No. 15 of 2018). It was long overdue for this Bill to be brought on the Floor of this House because many of the governors have suffered innocently. They have been impeached when the laws had not been put in place. The Bill will bring changes in the county government and even in impeachment of the President, Deputy President and Cabinet Secretaries. I know to impeach the President is not easy, this has mostly affected the governors. For instance, the former governor of Nairobi County, Hon. Sonko has really suffered. He has no job, yet he was elected by the people to serve them in Nairobi. This Bill will control the MCAs who are naughty. Some of them decide that they want to make money and decide to impeach a governor for no reason. After interrogations in some of the impeachment Motions in the Senate, some of the governors have been found to be innocent. We have been seeing this even where I come from, Bungoma County. Sometimes there are differences between the MCAs and the leadership of the county and they decide that the governor must go home. This week when it came to the Senate, it was proven that it was just differences that existed in Bungoma County. So, it is good. I want to thank the committee that brought this Bill so that it can guide and help those who may be affected. Some people are greedy. In political realm, sometimes you can be affected innocently, but with laws in place that can govern, help and direct how this should be done, it will be good for all of us in politics. We have an example of Wajir County. Wajir County now has two governors. The one who was elected by the people and was impeached and the one who was sworn in after the impeachment. After impeachment they appointed the Deputy Governor who was also sworn in legally as the governor and is in office. The court then reinstated the one who had been impeached. So, this Bill is going to clear such messes. Therefore, I support this Bill. Thank you."
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