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    "id": 1262753,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Chelang’a",
    "speaker_title": "The Counsel for the Deputy Governor",
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    "content": "same time, the Committee found that this particular Deputy Governor interfered with procurement. On one side of the mouth the Committee says that the Deputy Governor did not intimidate, bully or arm-twist anyone. Then on the other side, it says he interfered with procurement. How does that sit before this House? How is the integrity of that report because this is a House of record and we will read it? Our children will read it. It will be subjected to debate in this House and the House after. I would also want this full House to also consider that particular recommendation by the Committee. It has been submitted also that this is a political process. Yes, it is. It is a legal and political process. I would like the Speaker and the House to revisit the HANSARD of 26th June 2020, that is the impeachment of the then Governor of Kirinyaga, who is now the Council of Governors Chairperson, Ann Waiguru. Profound submissions that were made by our senior colleague, which incidentally is not a subject of these proceedings, but I am just quoting it, is that hon. James Orengo, Senior Counsel and the then Senator of Siaya County made remarks and made a reference to the Bible, the story of Herod and Herodias. He said that there was this beautiful girl who danced for the king and the king said: “I can grant you anything you want”. He then went to the mother called Herodias and she said: “I want the head of John the Baptist.” Since the king had made that promise, the head had to be delivered; and that is how John the Baptist was beheaded. My senior colleague made humble submissions and said: “We know who wants the head of Ann Waiguru.” This House should make that profound vision. I submit we know who wants the head of William Oduol on a platter. So, in this case, I make and I submit that this House should vote in the negative for the impeachment of Deputy Governor, hon. William Oduol because politics happen. Harry Truman once said that in Washington politics, if you want a friend, get a dog. So, there is no friendship. However, we should not sacrifice our Constitution for political expediency such that since the boss does not want his deputy, then we can throw him under the gallows. The law is very clear. Submissions have been made before the Committee in this House and even in the Supreme Court in the case of Mike Mbuvi Sonko, the most recent case in the Supreme Court. They set out the threshold of impeachment; gross violation. Not every violation is gross. I am sure the Speaker and the Members will consider that. Finally, on the issue of the role of governor and the deputy governor, which Members have ably made submissions about, that this role needs to be reviewed by you as hon. Members of this House because it is your role to defend devolution. Under Article 179, no one knows what the role of the deputy governor is. It says he is the Deputy Chief Executive Officer. Article 33(2) says: “He will do any other role that he may be assigned by the governor”. On this particular matter, there was a letter that the Governor wrote to the Chief Officer of Finance instructing him to, from time to time, be briefing the deputy governor on issues within that particular department. In discharge of that particular responsibility, the deputy governor would from time to time, ask for briefings, make suggestions, ask for"
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