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    "content": "done some files and it is the duty of this Senate to convict or to acquit based on the evidence that will be placed before them. I want to quote Alexander Hamilton of the USA Constitutional Convention that Sen. Orengo mentioned. This is how he described what impeachment is about:- “Impeachment is a method of national inquest into the conducts of public men” It is not that whatever has been brought here is already a conviction. It has given us the opportunity to carry out investigations. We have a duty to the people of Kenya, to the Constitution and to all concerned to ensure that we carry that out, as fairly as possible. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that we have a country with 47 counties. This is the first time that we have started this system of government. It is not an easy exercise. When I did a bit of research in the USA, with all its history, it has only handled about 19 impeachment cases and out of those, they only had convictions in nine of them. This is a process that requires a lot of work to be done. I would like to support the Mover and the seconder that the people whose names are here are distinguished men and women who are equal to the task. From my own Committee for Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs, I have some very serious people included here and I have no doubt that if there are issues regarding procurement, finance or impropriety of whatever nature, we have capable minds which can handle this. I think it is a very important task and we all look forward to their report. One thing that has come out clearly from the presentation given earlier is that our Constitution allows the governor and his deputy to be heard. I think that it is important that they not only be heard, but be given an opportunity to actually appear, present their evidence, bring their witnesses, come with their lawyers and argue their case. I think that, that is really a very important thing in terms of determining whether the facts support the conviction. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the names and rest my case."
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