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"content": "No, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In fact, ladies are people of more repute than even men, if I may say so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, therefore, to the extent that this is a quasi-judicial function, honestly, I would have preferred that there be one or two more lawyers in the Committee. For example, in my Committee, we have very many good young people. My Vice-Chair, for example, is very good. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. here is very good and I would have preferred him to also be in the Committee, to the extent that this is really a quasi-judicial function, as distinct from other Committees that this Senate approves. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, I accept that this is a Committee that can deliver. This is a very important function. Whereas the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs said that there have been 19 impeachments in America, in actual fact, there are 19 because in America, even a lesser official can be impeached. But when you come to the level of the President, ever since 1801 which my learned friend referred to, there have only been four impeachments. Of those four, it began in the House of Congress and now came to the Senate. Two of them escaped very narrowly with only one vote. Of course, President Nixon, as soon as it commenced, saw the light of day and resigned. Of course, we know that President Clinton escaped narrowly by one vote, when it came to voting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am mentioning this just to show you the gravity and heavy responsibilities that are now on the shoulders of the 11 persons. We are going to hear some preliminary objections, part of which may be what I have raised today and so on. I know that according to your ruling, all these issues are going to be canvassed there, yet we have to do all these things within ten days. Timelines are important. We were told in the Supreme Court ruling that in our case, time is so important sometimes that they can miss out on getting a bit of evidence here and there, just to keep the timelines and so on. I The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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