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    "id": 1483413,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "the days when the Senate will hear the charges for the proposed removal from office by impeachment of hon. (Dr.) Eric Kipkoech Mutai, the governor of Kericho County. You will also recall that at a sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday, 9th October, 2024, a Procedural Motion to sit today, Monday, 14th October, 2024 and the alteration of the sitting time for Tuesday, 15th October, 2024 was moved and approved to facilitate the impeachment hearing of Dr. Eric Kipkoech Mutai, the governor of Kericho County. Subsequently, vide the Gazette Notice No.13179, I notified the general public that pursuant to Section 33 of the County Governments Act and Standing Order No. 80(1)(b), 2 of the Senate Standing Orders, the Senate resolved to undertake investigation on the proposed removal from office by impeachment of Dr. Eric Kipkoech Mutai, the governor of Kericho County in Plenary. Hon. Senators, regarding the hearing and determination on the proposed removal from office by impeachment of Dr. Eric Kipkoech Mutai, a programme has been prepared and appended to the Order Paper for today. As is the tradition and in line with the schedule of activities for an impeachment hearing in plenary, the Senate will hold a closed preparatory session to deliberate on the management of the investigation. The objective of the preparatory session is to ensure that the process is conducted seamlessly and concluded timeously, and in line with the requirements set out under the County Governments Act and the Senate Standing Orders. During the pre-hearing, the parties - if they are present - all members of the public and the media, will be expected to withdraw from the Chamber and the galleries and any form of broadcast from the Chamber shall cease forthwith. Now, in accordance with the hearing programme for an impeachment hearing in plenary, the open session will commence at 10.00 a.m., this morning. Consequently, I now direct all members of the public and the media to withdraw from the Chamber and the galleries and that any form of broadcast from the Chamber to cease forthwith."
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