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"content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to move this Procedural Motion, for the Senate to hold sittings on Saturday, 19th October, 2024- THAT, AWARE THAT, the National Assembly on 8th October, 2024, resolved, with the support of 282 Members, being at least two-thirds of all Members of the National Assembly, that pursuant to the provisions of Article 145(2) as read with Article 150(1)(b) and (2) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.65(2) of the National Assembly Standing Orders, His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua, EGH, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya be removed from office, by impeachment, on the grounds specified in the Special Motion; WHEREAS by letter Ref: NA/DLP/TBO/MTS/2024/(025) dated 8th October, 2024, and received in the Office of the Speaker of the Senate on 9th October, 2024, the Speaker of the National Assembly informed the Speaker of the Senate of the approval of the Special Motion by the National Assembly and further forwarded to the Speaker of the Senate, documents in evidence of the proceedings of the National Assembly; AND WHEREAS, vide Kenya Gazette No. 13178 Vol. CXXVI – No. 163 dated 9th October, 2024, and Article 145(3)(a) of the Constitution, the Speaker of the Senate appointed Wednesday, 16th October, 2024, and Thursday, 17th October, 2024, as sittings convened for the purpose of hearing the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua, EGH, Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya in plenary; FURTHER WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 145 as read with Article 150(1)(b) and (2) of the Constitution and Standing Order Nos. 78 and 79 of the 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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