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    "id": 1103876,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Malalah",
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        "legal_name": "Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah",
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    "content": "Madam Deputy Speaker, if I can. I stand to support this Censure Motion moved by Sen. Orengo on a matter that is very sensitive to this country at the moment. It is sad that Parliament can summon a CS and that CS refuses to come. Articles 125 and 153 of the Constitution gives Parliament the mandate to call for any evidence and also compel the CSs to appear before that relevant Committees of Parliament. I want to remind the CSs who were summoned before this House - to be specific the CS for Petroleum and Mining and the CS for Energy - that we have had more powerful CSs, who have served in their dockets and have honoured summons to this very important House. I want to remind them that in the previous dispensation, we had even the Vice President leading the Government business and responding to questions brought by people who had been elected. Article 1 of this Constitution is very clear that the sovereign power of the people be delegated to elected leaders and certain organs of this Government. The Executive is not an"
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