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    "id": 1422739,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Rarieda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In the majority opinion, this Report has singularly failed Kenyans and must carry a badge of shame on behalf of this House. For the avoidance of doubt, Kenyans must know that the six Kenya Kwanza Members of Parliament on the team and their surrogate in the Jubilee Party all voted to save the Cabinet Secretary. Only the four from the Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party stood with Kenyan farmers. Kenyan farmers must know who between Kenya Kwanza and Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party are truly their friends. It is good that Parliament spoke in a bipartisan manner. We, as a House, are vindicated. The Committee has failed to respect the House as a whole. In proper democracies, the vote by Parliament should have invited resignation by the Cabinet Secretary without even waiting for the Committee to do its work. We are, however, not in proper democracy under this regime. What must save farmers now is the action taken by the President. The President can act and reflect the wishes of this House by the stroke of a pen. He does not need this House to resolve that issue. Secondly, it must be noted that some Members had questioned the wisdom of Article 152 of the Constitution. Article 152 mirrors Article 167 in terms of the procedure for removal of a judge, only that in that Article, the Judicial Service Commission plays the role we played and the tribunal plays the role that the Committee did. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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