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    "id": 696653,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I second, the County Assemblies Powers and Privileges Bill 2014 is coming four years after the devolved system came into place. This is a replica of the powers, privileges and immunities that we enjoy in the National Assembly. They are now being taken to county assemblies. This Bill is trying to give effect to Article 193(3) of the Constitution to provide for powers, privileges and immunities of county assemblies and their committees. Hon. Speaker, you saw what happened at the Nairobi County Assembly. I am a resident of Nairobi. I might not be a voter in Nairobi, but I am a stakeholder in the County Assembly of Nairobi and in the County Government of Nairobi. I have gone through all the parliamentary systems across the world and I have never seen a place where a member comes to an assembly to give notice of an impeachment Motion and somebody wants to kill him. It is very sad. Then, there is another group that is saying: “You come from our party. So, you cannot move an impeachment Motion against one of our own.” We saw in this House a very famous Member of Parliament called Hon. Alfred Keter, who ran away with all types of impeachment Motions against our own Government, the Jubilee Administration. We are telling the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to learn from us. If there are issues against the Governor of Nairobi, you cannot gag your own member. It is good for people to discuss the substance. One time this week, I thought I am a member of the County Assembly of Nairobi and I looked for that Motion. Of the many things that member, whether he is from ODM, Jubilee, FORD(K) or the Wiper Democratic Movement, is bringing is that when Evans Kidero took over as the governor, the debt level was Kshs12 billion and today it is Kshs42 billion. This is something the citizens of this county should be concerned about. This is a very good Bill and I am sure after it is assented to, county assemblies will enjoy the privileges that we enjoy within the precincts of the county assemblies and in their committees. I think they are really shaming the legislative integrity and decorum. The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Authority must intervene. There are standards that are supposed to be set in the Constitution on the demeanour, stature and how you behave as a leader in this country. They must be upheld. How do you uphold them? When the MCA for Viwandani was reading the notice, just the way you give me and many other Members here a chance to give Notices of Motions, the moment he removed his paper, I saw a man coming from the other side telling him that he would not read it. That is unacceptable. The best thing the members who want to support Kidero can do is to wait for the substance. There was an impeachment Motion against Anne Waiguru and against Jacob Kaimenyi here, which was discussed very well. The Constitution even anticipates that a Member can bring an impeachment Motion against the President. There was also an impeachment Motion The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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