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    "id": 1485556,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Elisha Ongoya",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir and distinguished Senators. My name is Elisha Ongoya. I stand here to make the Deputy President's opening statement. Allow me, Mr. Speaker, Sir, distinguished Senators, to open by reminding us some fundamental principles. We are sitting here today as a Senate to discharge a constitutional mandate. Before you are given the cudgels to start discharging any mandate in this Senate, the Constitution demanded that you had to take an Oath of Office before you do anything else. I now understand better why that Oath of Office was described and why it was framed the way it was framed. The Deputy President reminds you the following terms in your oath of office, before you assumed office to discharge the functions of Senators: You have to bear true faith and allegiance to the people and the Republic of Kenya. You have to obey, respect, uphold, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of Kenya. You have to faithfully and conscientiously discharge your duties as members of the Senate. I submit respectfully that the case regarding the proposal to remove the Deputy President from office by impeachment, may appear to put the deputy President on trial, but that is only in the most technical sense of this process. At a more significant level, what is on trial throughout these proceedings is the resilience and steadfastness of our Constitution, our constitutional institutions of checks and balances and their capacity to withstand any form of waves and pressures. That is what is truly on trial. His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua beseeches this House to keep in mind that we have a Constitution, a constitutional order and a constitutional democracy to protect as we conduct these proceedings and as we make decisions in these proceedings. He asks 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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