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"speaker_name": "Bumula, DAP-K",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Wanami Wamboka",
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"content": "Hon. Mithika Linturi is involved in various active cases in court as indicated and tabled in the annexures here. This means he has no time to concentrate on his work as he moves from court to court. Under Chapter Six of our Constitution, he is not fit to hold any office in Kenya, not even a junior officer of a messenger. I plead with my colleagues to uphold the integrity of this House. We should go back to the days when Parliament was for the people by the people. I urge Members to support this Motion so that the farmers in Bungoma, Trans Nzoia, Nandi, Meru, Kiambu, and across the country can have a reprieve. I rely heavily on the goodwill of this House to make the right decision. I also leave this moral question to the House. It is not about politics, but about doing what is right. I can look straight in the eyes of these Members and tell them that this Motion is not about party lines or being whipped. It is about standing with the wananchi—Cherotich, Nekesa and Wambui—who are small-scale farmers. These are the people who cannot afford to buy fertiliser. Their only mistake is to trust that the Government, NCPB which is a government agency, and the President of the Republic of Kenya cannot give them a raw deal. They purchase fertiliser from NCPB which is a national government agency, but it turns out that they have purchased sand and rocks. This is a moral question. I do not know how anyone in his sound mind can side with such a rogue Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Speaker, I submit."
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