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    "id": 481229,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murungi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Kiraitu Murungi",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Every time we are impeaching a governor or deputy governor, it is the Senate itself which is on trial. We must not only do justice, but also be seen to have done justice. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is need for this Senate to be consistent. In the case of Hon. Wambora, we appointed a Special Committee, although we could have done it in plenary. In the case of the Governor of Kericho, we appointed a Special Committee. I think that those Committees that we appointed did an excellent job on behalf of this Senate. Out there, the Senate is now being very much praised and congratulated for being the sober House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, looking at the Senators that are proposed to be in this Committee, we have no reason at all to doubt that they are going to be very fair and impartial in listening to evidence. We are not saying that this Committee will make a decision on behalf of the House. The decision to impeach or not to, is a personal decision for every Senator. What the Committee does is to organize information and present it before this House. It is for us, as Senators, to decide whether to follow the recommendations of the Committee or not because we too have a duty and the opportunity to study the same documents before the Committee. We shall also study the report of the Committee and disagree or disagree with them in the final decision. I think we should support this Committee, give it a chance and then do our own bit. As the Committee reports to the House, we shall decide whether the deputy governor has committed gross violation of the Constitution, gross violation of the law or abuse of office. If the particulars are proved then the deputy governor has to go. But if 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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