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"speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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"content": "Surely Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not even said anything. How can it be one minute really? Thank you. I believe that you are a very fair arbiter of debate, and you will realise that I have not said anything because of interruptions. I will leave it to the chair to decide whether I have one or four minutes. The Motion as tabled by the chairman of the committee has found the deputy governor of Siaya guilty of gross violation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. Mr. Speaker, without looking for any other ground, how can a person that has been found guilty of gross violation of the Constitution by 11 members of the committee, be allowed to continue to serve as deputy governor of a county? There are things we will do in this House that if we are not careful, will come back to haunt all of us. On the one hand, the House finds a person holding public office guilty of gross violation of the Constitution of Kenya and on the other hand, gives him another opportunity to serve in a public office. Secondly, the committee has found this deputy governor of Siaya guilty of abuse of office and gross misconduct in respect of the allegation of misleading the public. Mr. Speaker, Chapter 6 of the Constitution speaks to integrity. Integrity is not just about fiscal discipline. Integrity is also about the relationship that we as public servants"
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