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    "id": 1422752,
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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Was there particularity in the allegations in this Motion? Last week, I submitted that it was laden with generalities and newspaper articles. Therefore, it would never have passed the test of time, if you subjected it to the provisions of the Constitution, Standing Orders and precedents that courts of law have set. I pointed out the famous former Governor, Hon. Martin Wambora, cases. He is one of the state officers who was impeached more than anyone else. Therefore, I urge Members that this becomes a lesson for us, as a House. If we propose Motions to impeach Cabinet Secretaries for the sake of it, we will make this House extremely impotent because we are acting at the whim of the moment. We are not patient to get substantive issues that can truly impeach a Cabinet Secretary. I look forward to a day when, under the provision of our Constitution 2010, we will oversee our Cabinet Secretaries in a meaningful way. We, as a House, shall take our work seriously and make sure that if we do an inquiry as we were doing, we base all our deliberations on facts and not emotions. I hope that when we read this Report, we will internalise the reasoning behind those who say that all allegations are not substantiated. I know some have expressed their minority opinion. I looked at the Report briefly. The Motion is all based on emotions and perceptions. The drafters of our Constitution, including Hon. Otiende Amollo, should have considered including perceptions either under our national values or probably part of the reasons, under Article 152 of our Constitution, you would impeach a Cabinet Secretary. However, our laws, Constitution and Standing Orders do not offer us an opportunity to impeach a Cabinet Secretary or any other public officer based on perceptions. You may perceive somebody as dislikeable, arrogant or corrupt, but that is not provided for in the Constitution and our laws. We are the lawmakers. We are the first people who should be the first defenders...."
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