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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Oketch Gicheru",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I recognize the pressure of time. I am here because of the kindness of the people of Migori County who sent me here. At such a time, I need to be cautious of Article 125 of the Constitution, which requires us, as a House, that in matters such as this we must behave like judges. Under Article 125 of the Constitution, we sit as a High Court. In the words of Socrates, a judge is required to listen courteously, to answer wisely, to consider soberly, and definitely to decide impartially. There were 11 charges that were put before us. They were put to us in the context of Constitution 2010. The Constitution 2010 came in the backdrop of two very important historic moments in this country that I must reflect on. First, is the Sessional Paper No. 10 of 1965. That Paper divided this country into those who are important and those who are not. The language that was used then, was the idea of Northern Frontier District, that then discriminated upon some communities against others. Second, in 2007, this country was divided on the basis of ethnicity. Therefore, I rise to support this Motion. My grounds after listening courteously and considering soberly are more than half of the charges. I find that Ground 1,5 and 6 on the utterances of the Deputy President, violate Article 91 and Article 232 of the Constitution. We cannot have political parties that are founded on the basis of ethnicity and dividing national resources on the basis of ethnicity. Ground 4 which also happens to be reason number four for why the Deputy President must leave office is the violation of Article 160 of the Constitution of undermining the judiciary. There was an imminent threat to the judges. You realize that in my judgment, I excuse Ground 8 on the basis that there was no proof of a petition that was not filed. However, on the threat, I think that the Deputy President stands impeached. Ground 9, on the National Intelligence Service (NIS). We know that this country has faced serious terror attacks. The moment the Deputy President showcases the secrecy of deficiency in our security infrastructure. We know that under Article 240, he has platforms to express himself; it is a violation of the Constitution. Lastly, Ground 11 on bullying KEMSA officials. It has been proven here beyond reasonable doubt that the Deputy President is not a member of the company that was listed. He is not an employee of that company, yet he goes ahead and makes calls on behalf of that company. That is impeachable. Lastly, I must call the Counsel of the Deputy President to order, especially hon. Paul Muite, SC, for actually practicing law in deceit. You cannot say that at the level of 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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