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    "id": 1489038,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sifuna",
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        "legal_name": "Sifuna Edwin Watenya",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, let me join you and the others who have sent their sympathies to His Excellency Rigathi Gachagua. We wish him a quick recovery so that he can come back. Hon. Speaker, Sir, it is an unfair accusation that we are impeaching somebody whilst in hospital. It has been said here, that nobody can predict when you can be taken ill. It can happen to any one of us. Therefore, we did not plan that the Deputy President would not be here to present his case. As Sen. Roba has said, many people were in fact waiting to also get some clarifications from some of the pronouncements that have come from the Deputy President. Hon. Speaker, Sir, I would like to also thank the parties that have taken time to appear before us, the case by the National Assembly, and of course, the able representation of the Deputy President. It is clear that the case by the National Assembly is not perfect, but I have agonised over some of the issues that have been raised by the National Assembly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to begin with Ground 1 where the Deputy President is accused of violation of Articles 27(4), which makes it unconstitutional for you to discriminate on among others on the ground of belief. Secondly, there is also an express provision under Article 73 on the same and Article 33(3)(d) that specifically deals with speech that constitutes advocacy for hatred on the basis of discrimination. Yesterday when I put this question to the legal team of the Deputy President, I was expecting a proper explanation. Of course, you all saw that they chose to throw snide remarks."
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