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    "content": "process in Embu when the due process of allowing the Governor to be heard was supposed to be done here at the second stage, we did that; we allowed the Governor to present himself before the Committee; he came to this House. In fact, it was clear that instead of defending himself in this House, he was threatening this House that there is still the court. We now know why he was threatening us, because the ultimate decision now is here! But, Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is important to say that, as a country, let us grow our democracy; let the courts behave in a manner that will allow institutions to work; let them allow the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to be accountable; let them allow the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC) even of this Parliament when summoned by a Committee to this House, it must be accountable to us because none of us is immune from accountability. So, this is important, and it is important that the message goes out there; that in Article 94 and at the preamble of the Constitution when it talks about Parliament’s role, it is very clear. We are a democracy; we are not a juristocracy. Be that as it may, if the courts want to be activistic, they must respect the fact that we are a democratic institution. Therefore, the message to our brothers, the Governors – because we are all brothers – is that here are the functions we have given you; in the same spirit and the fight that we fought for those functions to come and in the spirit that we are using to fight now for the resources to come, we will apply the same measure in fighting for accountability, and even greater."
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