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    "id": 691923,
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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": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It appears that the Senate has discretion, under Standing Order No.68 (2), of agreeing to a special Committee. Therefore, I implore my colleague to agree to the proposal by Sen. Khaniri, who is a distinguished Member of this Senate and part of this Committee, so that all of us are given an opportunity to interrogate this matter in detail. Secondly, I agree with Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki that the High Court has done justice to this matter to the extent that it rejected the injunction that was sought by the lawyers of the governor. The impeachment Motion against the governor of Makueni County has not been determined here and the court also has not determined the matter that questioned the impeachment process. That in itself is an illegality and a violation of the Constitution. Therefore, the High Court must be congratulated for following the law. There is yet another issue. I shared the report of the Nyaoga Commission on the dissolution of Makueni County with Sen. Kagwe. This matter needs to come out in the public so that some of the issues that are in Nyeri County that were addressed by the Nyaoga Report on the disputes between county assemblies and county executives can be addressed here. I suspect that most likely this is the last Committee that will sit on the impeachment of any governor. Therefore, we must come up with legislative amendments. Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, I have no doubt on the competence and ability of the eleven Members suggested or proposed in the Order Paper, but we will leave their nomination for another day. For now, I oppose the select Committee and implore my colleagues to agree to the proposal. By virtue of the fact that it appears that we have not made rules on a Plenary sitting of an impeachment Motion of a governor under Standing Order No. 68, I implore you to give direction substantively, under Standing Order No. 1, which gives you the right and jurisdiction to rule on matters that are not expressly provided for under the Standing Orders, particularly on directions on how this matter will be heard here in the Plenary. Let Governor Gachagua come here. We are capable. We will deal with this matter substantively and objectively. Kenyans will soon have confidence in us."
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