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    "content": "from anywhere. I have heard some people also saying that the President did not have to share the report with Parliament. Read Article 254 of the Constitution. It talks about “published” and “publicised.” Publishing does not necessarily mean through the KenyaGazette . It also means making it public. So, by sharing with this Parliament, the President is saying that he is transparent and wants the country to see what he has received. He wants this House to offer solutions to this problem that has bedeviled our country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, the dichotomy between those people who are in the Executive and those who are elected--- I agree that it will be difficult to ask the elected leaders to resign, but we are not talking about resignation, but stepping aside. A middle ground can be identified, especially for the elected leaders who are being investigated in the context of a Committee. It is not your role as a Member for constituency “X” which is being investigated. So, you do not have to resign. It is your role as a Member of a particular committee that is being investigated. You can step aside from that Committee, so that the investigations in that Committee can go on. We need to soul-search. I know that even Members of this House have been named, but all that this report is saying is that those people are innocent until proven guilty. But it is the role that is being investigated that people are being asked to step aside from and that includes even governors. Stepping aside is not resignation. It is removing yourself from office for the time of the investigation. You do not access your office; simple and clear. So, I see no legal issues here. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me applaud the President of this nation for doing what none of his predecessors have dared to do. The ball now is in the court of this House. I beg to move and request the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula, to second."
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