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    "id": 943097,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 210,
        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try to be brief and use the time provided. I thank the Committee that was set up by this House to deal with the issue of the impeachment of the Governor of Taita-Taveta County, His Excellency, Hon. Granton Samboja. I have read through this Report and I agree fully with the intervention by the distinguished Senator for Kericho County, that finding that the allegations are not substantiated is different from a finding of innocence. Indeed, we, as lawyers, know that when you are taken to court on a criminal charge, the court does not declare you guilty or innocent. It acquits you on the basis of the evidence provided. This is something that the people of Taita-Taveta County, the Governor and his people, MCAs and the people who elected them must now reflect on. A stand-off between elected people in any county or country has severe consequences on the provision of services to wananchi . We have seen in Taita-Taveta County that the unhealthy relationship between the governor and MCAs – my party has several MCAs there whom I talk to – has occasioned a situation where service delivery literally broke down and it is the wananchi that suffer. It is the wananchi who are deprived of the approval of budgets, provision of medicare, good roads and other services that are required. Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that the House has reached the verdict that is before us, it is important not to tell the governor, as my distinguished colleague from Laikipia says, atiyeye ni mweupe kama pamba . There is no such finding that he is now as white as cotton. What the Committee has found is that, even where there is culpability, the threshold for impeachment has not, in the opinion of the Committee, been reached. That is good enough. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to tell Governor Samboja that his fear of the unknown when dealing with the Senate was totally unfounded. His running to court – as The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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