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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are exciting times in Kenya. Those who voted for the new Constitution did not know that this is a living text book. It is speaking and therefore, I want to pay special tribute to the Members of the County Assembly of Kericho and other county assemblies that have been threatening their Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) with impeachment. They are not doing it using the Bible or story books. They are using the Constitution of Kenya. The poor MCAs are damned if they impeach their governors and they are also damned if they do not impeach them. What do you expect the young people to do? When they move on impeachment, people say that they are coercing the governor to give them money or special treatment. When they do not, the same public says that these MCAs have been bought by the governor. Poor MCAs! I would like them to count on me and I believe oversight requires men and women of integrity. They should continue in that path and even if they are not experienced in oversight the way some of us are, Kenyans should rest assured that that is the court of first incidence. The court that will convict is the Senate. Therefore, it is up to us to stand up and be counted that we are guided by nothing else other than the law. Mr. Speaker, Sir, without offending the Standing Orders or anybody else in the Lower House, I want to appeal to Members of Parliament from the National Assembly to emulate the indomitable spirit of our MCAs. I have watched through the public domain an attempt to impeach Anne Waiguru. How I wish they could think slightly more; the person to impeach now is not Anne Waiguru, it is the Attorney-General for allowing the payment of Kshs1.4 billion; it is the President for okaying, through a roadside declaration, that public funds be paid to some shadow individuals called Anura Pereira and---"
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