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    "id": 1522880,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ugenya, MDG",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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        "legal_name": "David Ouma Ochieng'",
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    "content": "be impeached for gross misconduct, it is now. If the Senate was serious about its job, this is the time it should impeach a governor, not for corruption or stealing, but for gross misconduct. There is no reason why the Governor of Nairobi should continue being in office when his officers are telling us that they did what he ordered to be done. The County Executive Committee Member for Finance was on television yesterday saying they did this knowingly. Why should the governor still be in office? Secondly, Hon. Tongoyo has spoken. The idea that the National Assembly cannot summon governors is illegal. We have always known this. This Assembly must start summoning governors when they go afoul of the law. Though we know it is wrong, we allowed Senators to summon Cabinet Secretaries. Hon. Speaker, you must give direction that the Chairpersons of concerned Committees should henceforth, start summoning governors when they go against the law. We should not shy away from summoning them. We would not be going against the law if we summoned governors to come to Parliament. When Hon. Tongoyo summons the IG, he must also summon the governor to appear before that Committee so that this matter is handled in a manner that shows that this House has “teeth” and it will “bite” when it matters most."
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