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    "id": 1589124,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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    "content": "objection that in their consideration, would render the process fatal. We need to retreat as a House and consider our procedure. From history since I came to this House, this will only be the second time that we are voting on a preliminary objection and terminating an impeachment hearing at that level, if this Motion was to pass as is. The first one was in the case for impeachment of the Governor of Kericho County. This will be the second time. I do not believe that is justice. Justice should not be that simplistic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe that there is a way in which the spirit of the Constitution does not guide us by letter on what to do, but also by spirit. That this is a House of reflection where when two entities of the same Government; the Executive and the County Assembly of Isiolo argue and present their issues before you, you sit as a neutral arbiter and observe. I do not know how Members will vote on the issue of whether to uphold impeachment or otherwise. However, at the very least, we owe the people of Isiolo County a chance to be heard. We owe them an opportunity to air their issues. We need to understand; how did we end up with two clerks in one assembly? What was the process that was followed? I have seen in the bundles of document that there is even gazettement. While the impeachment of the Governor was going on, there appears to have been a separate impeachment of the Speaker of the same county assembly as well. I do not know which assembly voted. It appears perhaps there are two assemblies as well in this county. That points that there are serious issues. Colleagues, the decision is ultimately yours. I have only one vote out of the 47 delegations that are in this House. However, as a leader in this House, I plead with you that these issues are not as light as somebody would want to determine them and say, “Do we find out--- By the way, make no mistake, colleagues. I am not asking of you to pass judgment based on the elementary issue of whether there was an impeachment process that followed the due process of law or not. Given that these issues arose at preliminary objection level, you have not had the opportunity at the time. You saw the struggle of the Counsel for the County Assembly just minutes ago. I thought I heard him right. By the way, I am not being biased. I am saying what I heard the Counsel say when he presented their issue, I thought they asked you to allow them to produce a HANSARD of the Assembly’s sittings on that day. What I heard at that time was that you had accepted. I am not challenging your decision. You have said that the time for production of evidence is over. However, if we grant them this opportunity, we will make an even more informed decisions, colleagues. This is because at that time, you will now be able to determine whether, indeed, there was a sitting on the 18th and 26th that eventually led to the impeachment of this governor when we go the full process. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is not a very easy exercise. This is a moment where each Senator uses very different ways to arrive at a decision. However, much as this Motion proposes that we confirm, I ask of the House that we give justice to the people of Isiolo County. Let us listen to their issues, then eventually make a determination based on what you have seen on the evidence that has been presented before you. 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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