Entry Instance

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

{
    "id": 1422751,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1422751/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 372,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have heard what the Whip of the Minority Party has said, and it is true that if you have been here long enough, like Hon. Junet Mohamed and many others, including Hon. Robert Mbui, who was a Member of this Select Committee, you would know then that impeachment of a Cabinet Secretary is not a matter that you vote and make a decision based on emotions. It is also not a matter that you decide based on whether you like or dislike somebody, or whether they answer your calls or reply to your texts. It is a matter that is based on law. The preliminary objections you heard from Hon. Otiende Amollo and Leader of the Minority Party speak volumes to the issues that I was speaking to last week. We sought to impeach a Cabinet Secretary without duly considering the provisions of Article 152 of our Constitution, especially Article 152 (7) and our Standing Orders 64 to 68. You remember me advising Hon. Wamboka, sponsor of the Motion that, if I were him, I would have been patient to allow a logical conclusion of the inquiry by the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock under the leadership of Hon. Mutunga, and also be patient to allow investigative agencies to investigate and see if there is culpability on either the Cabinet Secretary or any other public officer before proposing an impeachment Motion. Hon. Speaker, as you said, this Report is good for academic writing. It is important for all the 349 Members of this House to read it. This will help them understand that we cannot anchor our feelings, emotions and liking or disliking somebody when impeaching a Cabinet Secretary. Anytime we want to impeach a Cabinet Secretary or public official, we must base it on the provisions of the law. 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."
}