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    "id": 1099264,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, many governors have been intimidated, and we contributed to that intimidation. We made sure that we sanitized all impeachments no matter the legal standards that were not observed. That is why county governments cannot speak. You cannot blame the governors. They are actually on a mission for survival because they know that the next day they ask for money from the national Government, the next thing will be an impeachment, or the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) or the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) will arrest them. There is already a decision that has been made; that once you are arrested, you step aside. Once you step aside, you become a pariah and your political career comes to an end. You can understand. Gov. Anne Waiguru made a similar post that she cannot even enjoy her political rights and join the party that she wishes to join. This is because immediately she does that, Mr. Kinoti or Mr. Twalib of the EACC will come calling. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is the environment that we are operating in. We must not lie to the people of Kenya. That is the context within which devolution has been emasculated. Where are the independent institutions of governance in this country? Where is the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHCR)? Where is the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC)? One of the commissioners of NGEC is a ‘ Kieleweke’ blogger. It is very sad. Dr. Nyokabi is a very good friend of mine. The commissioners who were so independent a few years ago are now blogging for not just a political party, but a section of the Jubilee Party (JP). It is a pity. How do you achieve that independence? In the last term, we had the Commission lead by Mr. Nyachae. They spoke about devolution and we listened. We had the KNHRC speaking about human rights violations on the country during evictions and so forth. Do you even know who the Chair of the KNHRC is or who is managing it? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we must understand that the environment that has been created--- The only person who has survived this onslaught and continuously received attacks is the Deputy President. All of us were obliterated. I was removed. I see people praising Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, but the people who are praising him are the ones who voted him out. They then come here and say that they voted out a good man for absolutely nothing. However, if you look at what they did that time, they thought that they were playing games. They enjoyed what the Executive was doing, but where is this House now?"
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