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    "id": 839135,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/839135/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13217,
        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
        "slug": "cherarkey-k-samson"
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they are so powerful because of the resources they control. They run their own governments. They have resources at their disposal. In fact, I experienced the wrath of the first Governor of Nandi County when I was attacked by goons. Some of them are dangerous. They can ensure that you do not see the light of day. Some speakers may decide to disappear and not to be seen to approve the Motion. We are saying that if they fail to do so within seven days, then that Motion will be deemed to have been approved. If they try to do their chicken or monkey business so that they do not approve the Motion, it will not change anything because within the seven days stipulated in this Bill, that Motion will be deemed to have been approved. This is also meant to protect the Mover of the Motion. We need to protect the MCA who is moving the Motion on the Floor of a county assembly. As I said, we have set 14 days as the timeline within which the impeachment of the President, the Deputy President, the Cabinet Secretary, the Governor, the Deputy Governor and the County Executive Committee Member can commence. The law provides that a governor be served with a copy of the Motion and other documents and, be accorded an opportunity to appear before MCAs to be heard. This is a new development because for the first time, the governor will be given an opportunity to appear before the MCAs. Currently, I am happy that we do not have governors who suffer from inferiority complex. However, the Council of Governors (CoG) might see this as infringing on their rights. If they do not wish to appear before the MCAs, so be it. However, if they respect the law and the spirit of devolution, they will have no choice. They must appear before the MCAs so that they can also be heard in accordance with the principles of natural justice. If the County Assembly by two-thirds majority approves impeachment of the governor and then proceeds to the Senate, the Speaker of the County Assembly shall submit the notice of Motion and any other necessary documentation to the Senate within three days. It further says here that: “Within 10 days of receiving the resolution of the County Assembly, the Speaker of the Senate will be required to convene a meeting of the Senate to hear the charges against the governor”. In this regard, the Senate may investigate the matter with or without the involvement of a special Committee. This Senate has done it before and the process is almost similar. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes"
}