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"speaker_name": "Dr. Muthomi Thiankolu",
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"content": "tail and stung the frog. Of course, that poison disables the nervous system and the frog could not swim and they both started drowning. Frog asks, ‘why did you sting? You promised that you would not sting and you are also aware by you stinging, we would both be extinguished.’ Scorpion gave frog a simple answer. I stung because it is in my nature to sting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are submitting to you, with all the humility, Kawira Mwangaza keeps relapsing to these violations of the law, Constitution and the vilification. We can call whatever the specifics we want. The reason she keeps relapsing to the same thing is because, like that scorpion in the story, it is in the nature of Kawira to sting. So, even if you give her another chance, whether it is on account of pity or sympathy, whatever the reason, she will sting again. There are no prophets in my family, but I can tell you, if you forgive her, she will sting again and we will be back in this assembly. Therefore, the question asked by Hon. Sen. Sifuna is, for how long can we endure this embarrassment? Is it fair? I had a Senator ask if words have consequences. Of course, words have consequences. Wars have been fought because someone said words that they should not have said. That is why there is an adage that says speech is silver, silence is golden. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you were told kaende kaende means development and other nice things. I invite any of you, because it is an open country. Kaende kaende is neither an English, Swahili nor native word from any of our native languages. It is sheng; street slang in Nairobi City County. I told you yesterday all you need to do is pick your phone, call a young person and ask them what is the meaning of kaende kaende . I told you the meaning is I do not care na liwe liwalo . I recall telling you, because it is in the nature of Kawira to do these types of things - when I mean it is in her nature - I mean she cannot help it. It is part of our chemistry. Unfortunately, we have human beings like those and they are our beloved mothers, brothers and sisters. We cannot get rid of them, but we cannot allow them to be governor. The very reason Chapter Six of our Constitution and all these laws we have cited, is an acknowledgment that not all of us can be a state officer. Some of us may be very intelligent, eloquent, have very good mobilization skills, as a matter of fact, they may be loved by the people. Barabbas was so loved that the people chose him over the Son of God. However, it does not mean are the right holders of certain offices. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if by what I called in the last impeachment, that seemed to bring me into trouble with the Senate, an aberration of democracy. Article 181 exists because the drafters of our Constitution in their wisdom realized democracy can produce aberration of counter-intuitive product and governors like the one before you. I very humbly submit they are an aberration; they are not the type of product our democratic system of government designed. The makers of our Constitution knew this sort of problem can arise from time to time; this august Senate and the County Assembly were given a counter-majoritarian power to remove state officers for violations such as those before you. I told you about Shaggy yesterday and the song “It wasn’t me.” True to my prediction, even though there are no prophets in my clan, the governor came here and the common denominator was, “It was not me, I have not done a single thing”."
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