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    "content": "then you shall do to him as he thought to have done to his brother; so you shall put away the evil from among you.” I did not know that I would be a Senator in Kenya at such a time as this being called upon to judge between the National Assembly and the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya through a Motion brought here by one Hon. Mwengi Mutuse. However, here we are and where duty calls. I will answer the call with courage and be guided by a deep desire for what is good for our nation. I would have expected that the crumbling relationships within the Kenya-Kwanza administration would, perhaps have been handled within their Parliamentary Group or their National Executive Council and resolved there. Nonetheless, because they have chosen this path, they have made their bed; they must lie on it. The Mover of the impeachment Motion must have a very dim view of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya. He comes to us with innuendos, falsehoods, sensational statements and numbers that are dropped without a shred of evidence. He begins his own illustration by saying that sometime in 2023, he goes on to speak about “at another forum in September 2024.” We are debating an impeachment Motion of the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. The least that these judges would have expected, the least that these candidates would have expected, is due diligence on the Mover of the Motion, getting every event and every date right, in fact, going down to the minute to the second. This is a serious issue, but because of time, I will say two things. One, let it be known to this House and to this country that those of us who subscribe to the ideals of the Azimio One Kenya Alliance are totally and grossly opposed to the idea of a Government of shareholding. We do not subscribe to that idea. We believe in an all-inclusive Government where every person and every region has their space in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when that matter was presented to us as an accusation, as a ground for impeachment of the Deputy President, during cross-examination and going through the evidence table before the Senate, it is clear to this House and to the country that the idea of a government of shareholders is a foundational policy of the Kenya Kwanza administration. The signature for that policy is appended by none other than the party leader of that coalition, the President of the Republic of Kenya, the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Cabinet Secretary, and I would dare say, do not drag the Speaker of the Senate into this because he is not part of this. You cannot punish the Deputy President, the principal assistant to the President, for undertaking the role of assistant to the President. He is just expounding on a policy that is both assigned and made public. Lastly, if you allow me---"
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