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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Taveta, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. John Bwire",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Motion by my learned colleague, Hon. Mutuse. Most of the things have been said, but allow me to say a few things. Firstly, allow me to borrow from the Council of White House during President Clinton’s administration. He said that impeachment is not a remedy for private wrongs. It is a method of removing someone whose continued presence in office will cause danger to the nation. Hon. Speaker, the continued stay in office of the Deputy President is a threat to the nation of Kenya. We had a Vice-President by the name of Hon. Jaramogi Oginga Odinga from 1963 when we got Independence. He never said “do not touch Luo Nyanza”. We had Hon. George Saitoti and Hon. Musalia Mudavadi during President Moi's regime. Hon. Musalia never said “do not touch the Luhya nation”. During his time, Hon. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka never said “do not touch Ukambani”. We have a Deputy President who is obsessed with a certain region in this country. Secondly, much has been said by my learned colleagues in this House. However, I want to borrow something. Article 145 of the Constitution provides for reasons for impeachment of a Deputy President and the President. The Supreme Court laid certain guidelines during Hon. Sonko's impeachment. It said that the question as to whether or not there is a violation of the Constitution should be guided by certain principles like interference with constitutional functions of the Legislature and the Judiciary. The utterances of the Deputy President in 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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