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    "id": 484165,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to start by saying that what we have witnessed part of this afternoon and even in the early hours, is an impression that has been wrongly created that this Senate acts in a manner that affects its integrity. This is not the very first Motion of impeachment that we have had in this House. Ordinarily, this House has a bipartisan approach. We do not support or oppose an individual because of his party affiliation. Our starting point must be looking at the merits and demerits of each of the cases as they come. It is important that all of us get to understand that the reputation of this House is far greater than anything else. It is a House that is viewed as the voice of reason. It is a House that has created hope amongst Kenyans. I do not just want to support Bernard Kiala or the supposed factors who may be engineering his removal, but I stand here speaking my mind based on what the Committee has presented and any other factual information which will help us achieve the right decision this evening. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one can have a dissenting voice from the Committee that he or she is a Member of. But I think that it is important that the individuals who also want to differ with the Committee that represents this House look at issues objectively. We must address the issues rather than personal issues. That should be the starting point. The issues that have been raised are weighty. There were quite a number of issues, but I ran through some of these and decided to look at the two major ones that have been zeroed down on by the Committee. There is one that relates to the abuse of office and the other that relates to the derogatory remarks supposedly made by the Deputy Governor. These 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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