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    "content": "and he is making a call to a junior government officer regarding a tender. I wonder how many other calls he has made. I do not need to belabour this point because none other than the Deputy President himself admitted on live television yesterday that he made the call. It was in relation to the bid bond. Therefore, I urge Members to adopt the evidence of Dr Andrew Mulwa as truthful and factual, exhibiting that His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua interfered with the tendering process and with investigation into the same. His Excellency the Deputy President falsely informed the country that no money was lost. You would know that this tender was funded under the Global Fund. The Global Fund, through letters that we have exhibited, cancelled this funding. Therefore, the Kenyan people lost up to Ksh5 billion as well as the relationship with the Global Fund, which is a major partner in our health sector. To allege that no money was lost is false. The Global Fund cancelled the tender and also the matter affected our relationship in terms of funding from the Fund. We had to do a lot of diplomatic work, including going to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Geneva, in order to restore our relationship with the Global Fund. Hon. Speaker, I have rushed through the grounds because of the time allocated. I have endeavoured to provide evidence that all the 11 proposed grounds for the impeachment of His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua are merited and there is enough evidence. The work of this Chamber is to examine whether, prima facie, there is a case. The trial chamber is the Senate. Therefore, I plead with Members of this House: It does not matter whether you signed the Motion or not. I have endeavoured to persuade each one of you individually that this country requires serious leadership, and His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua is not part of that serious leadership. I have endeavoured to persuade each one of you that this country requires leaders who can respect the rule of law. This country requires leaders who can respect the Constitution. His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua is not one of them. Therefore, I implore each one of you, despite our political persuasions, to realise that we want the best for our country. This is the country that we shall bequeath to our children. If the country is destroyed by reckless leaders like His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua, there will be nothing to bequeath our future generations. I persuade each one of you to vote with your conscience. Put Kenya first above your politics when you come to vote. Lastly, Members of Parliament, if you listened carefully to His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua—and I said at the time of giving notice of my Motion that I have nothing against him as a person—I was perturbed yesterday because he insulted Members of Parliament. He insulted the intelligence of Members of Parliament. There are Members here who are senior lawyers, senior accountants, teachers and accountants. All of us are respected in our societies. The people of Kenya have elected us to exercise a constitutional mandate in this country. His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua said that most Members of Parliament signed the Motion without reading it. That is an insult to your intelligence. His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua, in the live interview yesterday, said that Parliament is a theatre of the absurd. In my training as a lawyer, he who insults the jury deserves no mercy from the jury. His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua has insulted you before Kenyans. I urge you to rise to the occasion and uphold all the 11 grounds."
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