Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1402630,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1402630/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 129,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13588,
        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
        "slug": "osotsi-godfrey-otieno"
    },
    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also support the suggestion by the Senate Majority Leader. I think it is long overdue for us to also develop an impeachment law on removal of governors because there are gaps. We should also tighten the process. We have cases where some of the documents that are brought to us for impeachment do not meet the threshold and we have rejected those impeachments. It is important for us to have a law that governs the whole process, not just for the governors, but also CECMs and people who work below them. Impeachment is good, but it is also bad. It is a good thing because it keeps leaders in check. It is bad because it can also be misused. Sometimes we wonder why we have so many impeachment Motions coming against governors. However, since devolution started, we have not had any single Cabinet Secretary or President who has been removed from office through impeachment. We should ask ourselves why. Some of those people who have been impeached by this House have committed lesser crimes than some people in the Executive, such as Cabinet Secretaries. However, they are let off the hook. We need to be fair to every public servant, so that when we 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."
}