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    "id": 481235,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that this is the second deputy governor the Senate is considering for impeachment. The first one was from Embu County. We have a unique opportunity because the Embu situation created precedence where the court in Kerugoya later said that this House had the power to use Section 33 of the County Governments Act to use the same procedure for removal of a governor to remover a deputy governor. The other thing to note is that this will be the fourth county official to be brought before this House. From the Wambora situation, the Deputy Governor of Embu and the Governor of Kericho, this House has learnt a lot about scrutinizing the conduct and behaviour of persons serving in the counties. The uniqueness of this situation is that we are considering an impeachment of a deputy governor when the governor is in office. We are also considering the impeachment of a deputy governor in a situation where there is a Bill which is yet to come to this House, which I sponsored. It shows that most deputy governors across the 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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