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    "content": "That the Impeachment Procedure Bill (Senate Bills No.15 of 2018) be now read a Second Time. Article 10 (2) of the Constitution of Kenya provides for the national values and principles of governance. In particular, it provides that good governance, integrity, transparency and accountability bind all State and public officers. Impeachment is one of the tenets of ensuring that certain State officers exercise executive authority, both at national and county levels. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill provides for the procedure for the removal from office by impeachment of the President and Deputy President, Cabinet Secretary (CS), governor and deputy governor and the county executive committee member, among others. The promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 – it is good that we have the Attorney-General, Emeritus, Sen. Amos Wako in the House - was to ensure that we come up with legislation to facilitate its implementation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when it comes to impeachment within our counties, Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) are falling into a trap, where they do not have a proper or standardised procedure or legal framework that will facilitate impeachment. Impeachment is not a novel idea introduced by the Constitution or proposed by this Bill. The remedy has been historically available in various systems of law. For instance, in the 14th Century, impeachment in England was a means of initiating criminal proceedings based on clamour or outcry. However, subsequent subjects of impeachment were often political figures. Impeachment became not merely a means of initiating criminal proceedings, but also a method of trial. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the United States of America, Alexander Hamilton, the Chief of Staff for President George Washington and one of the interpreters and promoters of the US Constitution wrote that impeachment is a method of national inquest into the conduct of public men. I think he also meant women. In this light, impeachment is not based on criminal activity, but rather morality and professional conduct. For instance, in July, 2014 a Member of Missouri House of Representatives filed articles of---"
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