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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wamatangi",
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        "legal_name": "Paul Kimani Wamatangi",
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    "content": "either the county assembly is dissatisfied or there are deals or an arrangement that has been disturbed that would require one side to show the other that they are powerful. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is not the first time; we had a similar case when the Governor of Kericho was brought here, and I think another governor. Therefore, what this House needs to take cognizance of is that, we have a law. We have a Bill that is yet to be passed by Parliament to ensure that matters impeachment have been raised to a threshold where it is in law and that when anybody, including county assemblies, determine that they want to impeach a governor, then they have to meet that threshold. Then, the Members of this House would not have to act in vain. Members of this Special Committee - I believe you were one of them - had sittings for several days, probably way past the working hours. The second issue that I would want to raise as a matter of concern is on injunctions that are being served to this House when the process of impeachment is ongoing. One of the big determinations that I believe you would need to make while seated there is that in the process of hearing other impeachments, the Chair has made several rulings which are now not only part of House precedents, but also rules that the House must follow. In determining how we decide that once we have been served with an injunction we will take a particular course, I am cognizant of the fact that a decision was made by this House when the injunction was served to this House in the Samboja proceedings. However, it was not without various views and contestations from Members of this House. I believe that for us to be clean, clear and procedural, the Chair would have to pronounce himself, now that there precedents which have been ruled upon after hearing that, indeed, when this House is served at any one time with injunctions, this should be the route to follow. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thirdly and that would be my last---."
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