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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orwoba",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to add my voice about the victim protection. The Victim Protection Act, Section 8 says that any victim has a right for privacy and protection. Therefore, because the proceedings here will be broadcasted, I believe that we have no choice, but to follow the law and ensure that Sections 8, 10 and 11, particularly on the issue of disclosing the identity of the victim, are taken care of. On the matter of the two-thirds threshold, this is a House of procedure. We are guided by procedures and we have our Standing Orders. Our Standing Orders on the procedure for removal of a governor say that within seven days after receiving notice of a resolution from the Speaker of the County Assembly, supporting the removal of a governor, pursuant to Article 181, then the proceedings begin. In that sense, why are we even debating this? There is no opportunity in our Standing Orders where we are told to go back to the county assembly to check if the threshold was met and if the allegations were substituted. For us, we are a quasi-judicial process. They have reached here as long as we have the notice of the resolution from the Speaker of the county assembly; our work is to proceed. For those who feel that the threshold was not met, they can go to court and proceed with that argument there."
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