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    "content": "Hon. Members, I wish to convey to the House that my Office is in receipt of two letters dated 13th September 2021 and 22nd October 2021 from Mr. Khelef Khalifa seeking the removal of the Attorney-General, Hon. Justice Paul Kihara Kariuki. In a letter dated 13th September 2021 titled “ Public Petition for the Removal of the Hon. Paul Kihara, Attorney-General ”, Mr. Khalifa petitions this House to initiate the process of removing from office the current Attorney-General of the Republic of Kenya, Hon. (Rtd.) Justice Paul Kihara Kariuki, on account of his alleged conduct relating to the re-run of the 2017 Presidential Election. In summary, his grounds for removal include claims of empanelling a three-judge bench of the Court of Appeal that overturned a High Court decision and allowed the 2017 Presidential Election re-run, the manner of selection of the bench that heard the matter and alleged disregard of the rule of law and administration of justice. You will recall that the 11th Parliament had an occasion to consider a petition for the removal from office of the then Attorney-General. At the time, the Law Society of Kenya had petitioned this House to consider initiating the process of removal of the then Attorney-General, Hon. (Prof.) Githu Muigai, from office. The Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to which the Petition was committed is instructive. 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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