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    "id": 1482673,
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    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. I took some time when Hon. Eckomas Mutuse, Member for Kibwezi West, approached me with the impeachment Motion. I did not just go through the grounds that he had stipulated for the impeachment of the Deputy President. I also reflected on what he was asking me, not just as a Member of Parliament for Kikuyu and the Leader of the Majority Party in this House. I took time to reflect and ask the almighty God to guide me and give me the wisdom to do the right thing. I prayed to the almighty God to give me wisdom to do that which is right. Not just what is right but also what is just. Not just to the outgoing Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya but also, more importantly, to the people of Kenya. The people of Kenya who turned out in their numbers in 2022 to vote in a government they believed would create cohesion and unity and offer them opportunities to excel and prosper as a people. As I prayed for wisdom, I was also conscious that what is right is not always easy. What is right is not always popular, especially being a son of the mountain representing the people of the Mount Kenya Region. It was clear to me that what may be popular today may not be right. That is why I ask God to give me the wisdom to do what is right. I am here today to do what is right, not just for the people of Mount Kenya, but also to do what is right for the greater good of the Republic of Kenya. That is why I rise to support this impeachment Motion. Having listened to Hon. Mutuse and gone through all the grounds of impeachment and having looked at the Constitution, I beg Members to look at Article 150 of the Constitution on the reasons the Deputy President may be removed from office. The first one is on the ground of physical or mental incapacity to perform the functions of that office. We have no capacity to determine the physical and mental capacity of the Deputy President, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua. The second reason is by way of impeachment on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this Constitution or any other law. The question that begs an answer is whether one, Hon. Rigathi Geoffrey Gachagua, has contravened or grossly violated one provision of our Constitution. This morning, Hon. Eckomas Mutuse demonstrated that Hon. Rigathi Gachagua has violated not one, but over eight provisions of our Constitution. On that, I agree with Hon. Mutuse. For that reason, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua ought and must be impeached today. 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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