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    "id": 1208331,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13165,
        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important exercise. The reason the Senate exists is to secure the interests of the county governments and the people. This is one such time that we are being recalled as a House because of a matter that has been brought before us by the people of Meru County through their elected representatives, that is, Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). As a House, we are being invited to listen to the dispute that exists between the County Executive and the Assembly. There are reasons MCAs have provided for impeaching their Governor, and they are requesting this House to agree with them and send the Governor packing. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two ways of dealing with that. As you have said in your Communication, this being a House of Parliament, it also takes up an extra duty of being a quasi-judicial gathering, where Members of this House can listen and peruse through the evidence introduced before them by way of Plenary or a Special committee, like what we have before us, and guide the entire House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am aware that over the years - and it is good to put matters into perspective, so that many of our colleagues---"
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