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    "id": 1570623,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "As Hon. Junet Mohamed said, just like during the impeachment process, the former Deputy President appeared here looking very dark. Because he knew there was no cross- examination in the National Assembly during the impeachment process, he had the audacity and guts to try to defend himself here. However, he did not have the courage to face the House, where he would be cross-examined. He faked sickness and ended up being admitted at the Karen Hospital apparently in the same room and same bed. I want to speak to my good friend, Dr Gikonyo, a man of very high integrity and a good doctor in this country. I plead with him not to allow his hospital to be misused by these people who are otherwise common street criminals; I dare say. Hon. Koimburi, again, went to the media and said that Members of Parliament were being paid Ksh5 million each to impeach a deputy president who deserved nothing more than what he got. In fact, we should have impeached Rigathi Gachagua probably a year before. Kenyans will now vindicate this House because they were saved from greater trouble from this man and the drama that we are seeing. It is unfortunate that this circus has pulled in other dignified leaders like your good friend, former Vice-President Kalonzo Musyoka, whom I saw yesterday at The Karen Hospital, together with our former Speaker, JB Muturi, saying that some people claim there was self-abduction. It is now clear that Hon. Koimburi self-abducted himself. I appeared on a show on Al Jazeera on 5th February 2025 and I was put to task on the question of abductions in this country, because you remember the President committed to end abductions but many people never understood him. People would ask who is abducting people. I remember saying that there was information that had been shared saying there were Members of Parliament who planned to abduct themselves and blame on the state. Time is a healer and a vindicator. I think many things are being vindicated over time. The police said they were not abducting people but other forces. Kenyans now need to start filling in the gaps. As I said yesterday, when we were debating the Adjournment Motion by Hon. Junet, on 25th June 2025, Kenyans rallied around the country on account of misinformation and disinformation on the Finance Bill. We said to the nation that many of the provisions that were offensive to Kenyans had been removed from the Bill, but nobody listened because of the negativity and propaganda that had been pushed by this group. Wamunyoro is a very good village. I have confessed that I married a beautiful lady from Nyeri, in one of the villages in Mathira Constituency, represented by Hon. Wamumbi. Therefore, let us not accuse that good village. This is the character of a person and a group around him that believe that they can only advance opposition politics by using violence, deceit or bloodshed. That is why you saw the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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