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    "id": 1304517,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheptumo",
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        "id": 13591,
        "legal_name": "Cheptumo William Kipkiror",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose the Motion. There was wisdom by the drafters of the Standing Orders of this House who gave two options through which a governor can be impeached; Plenary or a Special Committee. Those options will do one particular thing, which is to investigate whether in Plenary or committee. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is investigation? The dictionary defines the word as carrying out systematic or formal inquiry to discover and examine the facts to establish the truth. The question that arises is whether the Plenary can undertake a systematic and formal investigation. The answer is, yes. Just as it is true that in committee you can do the same. When this issue came before the House the first time, this House gave a chance for the impeachment hearing to be heard by a Committee. We know the consequences of that particular impeachment Motion. We have the second impeachment Motion of the same governor. It is prudent for this House this time around to allow Plenary to deal with this matter so that we can do an inquiry. I agree with what the Senator for Nyeri County spoke about. We do not think better in Special Committees than when we are in Plenary. In fact, the debate and discussion in Plenary will be more transparent and open. It is wrong for anybody to imagine that by debating this matter in Plenary, we are going to deny the governor a chance to prove her case. Standing Order No. 80 clearly states that the governor will choose to have a representation by a legal counsel or---"
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