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    "id": 1463038,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherarkey",
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As the champion of plenary proceedings under the Third Schedule of the Standing Orders, I am one of the happiest men. Finally, I have been vindicated on many fronts, even including broad-based issues. I agree and if you look at that Schedule, Page 216 of the Standing Orders, the formation of plenary or committee of impeachment of a Governor is almost the same. In fact, if you look at it word by word, but we are now subsuming ourselves into a quasi-judicial mechanism. Therefore, all of us will assume the role of being a Judge. It is important so that all of us can learn. Under Article 118 of the Constitution, there is public participation of parliamentary proceedings. When we go for Plenary, the people of Meru County, the Governor, Members of County Assembly (MCAs) and Kenyans at large, will watch the proceedings in an open and transparent manner. I am not casting aspersions on the proceedings of the committees. It is supposed to be open and it is open as per Article 118 of the Constitution 2010. However, to avoid being ‘greeted’ by the Gen-Z, it is better nowadays to put things in the open, because sometimes the nature of committees can escape the attention of the public. I agree that the issues of Meru County are very unique, complex and diverse. We cannot kneel over under Article 192 on suspension of the county. Meru is working, but some parts of the county are not working. I remind the Deputy Party Leader of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), together with the Secretary General (SG), to organize an induction course at the Kenya School of Government (KSG), so that he understands that we do not have a functional Independent Electoral Boundaries Commission (IEBC) at the moment. We are still considering the amendments of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) Report. We should not envisage the suspension under Article 192 because we have the opportunity to listen, to ventilate through and give a chance. I want to tell the committee members who were proposed that we love you, but plenary loved us most. We wish you well and we will appoint you. I thank you. I oppose the Motion."
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