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    "speaker_name": "Tigania West, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) John K. Mutunga",
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    "content": " As the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, I am sure the House knows that we have been making an inquiry into this issue. I understand the feelings of Members. This is the first Motion of impeachment that we have had. I was here during the last term, and there were none. In this term, there is one. The law and the Constitution are very clear. Thank you for going beyond the provisions of Article 152(9)(a) by allowing us to comment on this Motion even if the business has already been done. As a Committee, we have not completed our work. I want to put it correctly that the Mtver of the Motion approached me, and I told him the business was not yet done. It would have been prudent to wait until we finished with the report and tabled it in the House. Then, the Mover would have looked at it and made a decision on whether there was anything that would probably stand the impeachment trial. In my very considered opinion, this Motion was taken in haste. We should have taken more time to consider the report when brought before the House. My Committee has been looking at the entire scope of the subsidy programme. We have unearthed many issues. This was done in the full glare of the media. That is the reason Members of this House believe there was something wrong with this issue, and that Hon. Mithika Linturi had committed a crime. It would have been good to wait for the Report. Finally, as we move forward as a House, we cannot make decisions based on things we cannot substantiate; things that we cannot fully address and give evidence on. I support the seven Members. We have always made decisions at Committee and broad levels in this House, and there is always voting. The number that is more than the other takes the day. It is not the numbers. It is the decision of the Committee. You have been generous enough to allow us to comment. The Report will be laid on the Table of this House, and the House will look at it and see what has gone on. We are not looking at individuals. We are looking at the entire thing."
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