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    "id": 1483350,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Tabitha Keroche",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, AWARE that pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, on Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024, the County Assembly of Kericho approved a Motion for the removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. (Dr.) Erick Kipkoech Mutai, Governor of Kericho County; NOTING THAT, by a letter Ref. No. KCA/SP/3 Vol. I/4/ (34), dated Wednesday, 2nd October, 2024, and received in the Office of the Speaker on the same day, the Speaker of the County Assembly of Kericho informed the Speaker of the Senate of the approval of the Motion by the County Assembly and further forwarded to the Speaker of the Senate, documents in evidence of the proceedings of the Assembly including the list of 31 out of 47 Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) that voted in favour of the Motion for removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. (Dr.) Erick Kipkoech Mutai, the Governor of Kericho County; ALSO NOTING that one of the preliminary objections raised by Hon. (Dr.) Erick Kipkoech Mutai, the Governor of Kericho County, was that the requisite threshold for passage of a Motion for the removal of a governor from office, by impeachment, being two-thirds of Members of the County Assembly, as provided for in Section 33 of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No.74 of the Standing Orders of the County Assembly of Kericho, is 32 Members of the County Assembly and was not met; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves to uphold the preliminary objection on the threshold required for removal of a Governor from office, by impeachment, provided for in Section 33 of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No.74 of the Standing Orders of the County Assembly of Kericho and forthwith terminates the hearing The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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