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    "content": "In this respect, Article 145(1) states- “A Member of the National Assembly, supported by at least a third of all the members, may move a motion for the impeachment of the President- (a) on the ground of a gross violation of a provision of this Constitution or any other law; (b) where there are serious reasons for believing that the President has committed a crime under national or international law; or (c) for gross misconduct.” Article 145(2)(a) further provides- “If a motion under clause (1) is supported by at least two-thirds of the members of the National Assembly- (a) the Speaker of the National Assembly shall inform the Speaker of the Senate of that resolution within the two days;” In the procedure for the removal of the President and Deputy President by impeachment under Articles 145, 150(1) and (2), the National Assembly may be described as an indictment Chamber while the Senate is the trial Chamber. This is important so that all of us are aware that the process provided constitutionally starts from the National Assembly with the terms of impeachment. Therefore, the Senate may establish a special Committee to investigate the grounds contained in the Motion for the impeachment of the President. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Constitution has provided a more elaborate process on how the President or the Deputy President should be impeached. The process gets kick-started from the National Assembly. That is why I have summarized and have called the National Assembly the indictment Chamber and the Senate becomes the trial Chamber. The Senate, as in the case of the governors, may form a special Committee to investigate grounds contained in a Motion for impeachment of the President. However, it is more important for posterity for some of us who have dreams of becoming President and Deputy President of this country to be well advised on the law that is in place. I assure that during this time, the law might not be used because there is no one to be impeached, either the President or the Deputy President, unless the governors. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Article 152 (6) of the Constitution provides that- “A Member of the National Assembly, supported by at least one quarter of all the members of the Assembly, may propose a motion requiring the President to dismiss a Cabinet Secretary-” Therefore, the Motion should be supported by at least a third of Members of the National Assembly which also have vetting powers upon CS. Article 152(7) (a) and (b) of the Constitution states- “(7) If a motion under clause (6) is supported by at least one-third of the members of the National Assembly— a) the Assembly shall appoint a select committee comprising eleven of its members to investigate the matter; and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
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