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    "id": 1262756,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Patrick Baraza",
    "speaker_title": "The Counsel for the Deputy Governor",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Senators in the House, I will address two issues. One is the issue of whether the threshold for removal of the Deputy Governor has been met. Then I will make a comment on one of the charges that has been found to be substantiated. On my first issue, whereas the impeachment process is a political process, it is also a process that is duly guided by the Constitution. The grounds for impeachment are clearly provided under Article 181 of the Constitution. If you read carefully the provisions of Article 181, there is a specific term that has been used; “gross” violation of the Constitution or any other law and “gross” misconduct. Even as you retire to vote on that report, we would like the Senate to put that in mind. Were the charges that were brought before you against the Deputy Governor, gross? That is the one thing that we want the Senate to put in mind even as it votes towards that report. I would also like to comment on the first charge that has been substantiated; the charge of interference with the procurement process. You will note that when the Motion for Impeachment was drafted, the particular section under which the Deputy Governor was charged with is Section 47(1) of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act. However, if you look at the report, the provision under which that charge has been found to be"
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