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    "id": 484332,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/484332/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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        "legal_name": "Mutula Kilonzo Jnr",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, for those who have doubt, this process that we have carried out is under the Constitution at Article 181. In particular, Article 181 (2) where the Constitution of Kenya required that Parliament shall pass legislation in order to give effect to Article 181 which is the exercise we have carried out. I want to refer this House to Section 33 and in particular Section 33(4) of the County Governments Act which states, and I repeat on record:- “A special committee appointed under subsection 3(b) shall:- (a) Investigate the matter and; (b) Report to the Senate within ten days on whether it finds the particulars of the allegations against the governor to have been substantiated.” If the Committee led by my Chairman of the ICT Committee, Sen. Kagwe, has followed this procedure and the ten days have already lapsed, when Sen. Elachi says: “Please defer this question,” you are being requested to extend time under Section 33(4)(b) which you have no jurisdiction to do. In fact, if you read the section all the way to subsection (10), there is no provision where the Senate is required by law to consider an extension of time. Therefore, if the law has conferred a specific time for us to conduct this business and that last day is today, I am sorry, we must finish today and go home."
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