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    "id": 438183,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am, indeed, pleased to contribute today, something which I have not done in the last couple of impeachment Motions that were discussed in this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the sentiments expressed by Sen. Kiraitu, as he cited the Constitution which has set the Governor free and also the many other reasons that he has given. I personally feel very strongly that one year in the dispensation,we should not have hurried in impeaching Governors, because that will send a very wrong message to members of the county assemblies, who can use this as a pretext to remove Governors. In the process, they would send a misconceived idea to the public that the new system is not working. Secondly, anything new must have its own problems. The new Constitution created county assemblies. We knew that they would have problems. We need to nurture them, guide them and to tell them that they should consider service delivery to the people rather than dealing with an individual who may not have committed such a serious crime as we can see from this Report. I congratulate the Committee because it has done very good work. I hope that this will send a strong message to Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) who think it is easy to impeach Governors. It is not that easy if we are to follow the Constitution. With those few remarks, I support."
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