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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are points of annoyance because I am not discussing the merits or demerits of the case. I am only trying to demonstrate to my colleagues why I am proposing the committee way. I want to plead with my colleagues to listen to me and me an ear because, ultimately, they will make the decision. Today, considering myself as a ranking Member of this House, I have sat through maybe four or five impeachment processes. The reason I am suggesting to my colleagues that we should consider passing this resolution is because I have experience. It will be upon the 47 Delegations to make a decision on whichever way they want to deal with this matter. I have told you the advantages of a committee and the disadvantages of a Plenary. The reason I believe and this is the point that I was trying to prosecute earlier, that a committee is what would be able to give the people of Meru and the Governor justice is because, as we sit here, as per Article 125 of the Constitution, we have quasi-judicial powers. We have the same powers as the High Court. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we decide, it is imperative and important that we become future-centric. Whatever decision we make today when we stand here to defend in whichever way - either to send the Governor home or to save the Governor, it is something which will go on record. Our children and future generation will be able to look back and say that House gave justice to the Governor and the people of Meru County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I consider this House as the House of union and reason. This is the only House where a Senator from Lamu who has 90,000 people, will sit with the Senator of Nairobi, who has about 5 million people. Each one of them will have one vote. That is why I say it is a House of union. We are called upon to oversight our counties and that is the reason we are the court that would be able to file. One thing I want to remind my colleagues is that we do not impeach a governor. The Senate does not impeach a governor. A governor is impeached at the county assembly. The only thing we do here is to confirm the charges. We are siting as judges. That is why I am pleading with colleagues that for us to be able to understand this process very well, we need to go the committee way. We should trust the distinguished The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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