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    "id": 1489010,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Methu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13581,
        "legal_name": "Methu John Muhia",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the onset, allow me to say that I rise to oppose the Motion of the removal by way of impeachment of the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. For the last two days, today and yesterday, we have been treated to a charade of allegations and accusations, which, in my opinion, have not been substantiated either by the Mover of the Motion, Hon. Mwengi Mutuse or the advocates who he came with or the advocates that are on record for the National Assembly. I am actually quite surprised that one of the advocates who appeared to represent the National Assembly tells us that the Hon. Mwengi Mutuse was only to allege. This is not a trial. He did not have to substantiate. He only needed to allege. Out of the allegation, then it should be carried out and we need to remove the His Excellency the Deputy President from office. Looking at the evidence that the Hon. Mwengi Mutuse put in his Motion and the cross-examination here and the evidence that he brought to the House, he had two companies that he had listed. When he asked what problem he had with company number one. He would say that he did not have a problem with it. Maybe you will have a problem in the future, but the Deputy President must be removed from office. When he asked; what problem do you have with company number two? He would say that he did not have a problem with it. However, it might have a problem in the future and that the Deputy President must be removed from office. He kept telling us that he did not have problems with the companies, but that the Deputy President had to be removed from office. I posed a question to the Hon. Mwengi Mutuse. He alleged that the Deputy President has a dairy farm in Nyandarua County. The fairest thing, or the least, that anybody would do to such an accusation, you need to tell us where in Nyandarua County is the land. At least, remotely tell us the title number so that even if I ask the area Senator if I want to verify that the Deputy President has a dairy farm in Nyandarua, there is something that I can look at. He said he did not know, but the Deputy President had to be removed from office because it was time to remove the Deputy President. On the question about the land in Meru, where is the title number? He said he did not have it, but the Deputy President had to be removed from office. He said his wealth was Kshs5.2 billion. Had he done an evaluation? He said he had not done an evaluation and did not mind because the Deputy President had to be removed from office. There is no evidence I have heard on record. The other funnier question that we heard is that the Deputy President has an allegation of insubordination. Insubordination can only be sanctioned by the immediate supervisor of the Deputy President. The immediate supervisor of the Deputy President is the President. Is there any affidavit where the President has complained that there has been insubordination by his Deputy? Nothing. There is only thing that I would want to hold on to on this particular allegation of insubordination of the supervisor by the Deputy President. This is because we have not heard any comment from the President since this Impeachment Motion started. We have not heard him say that what has been alleged by Hon. Mwengi Mutuse is not true. So, I 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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