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"speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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"content": "achieved. There was the case of Gov. Mwangi wa iria where the Committee decided there was no culpability. There was even a situation where the report came here with culpability, such as the one for Mr. Kiala. The House relooked at the matter, the politics around it and the substance, and defeated the Report. It was a bipartisan decision by this House. I contributed to the failure of Deputy Governor, Mr. Kiala’s Report. I know there were people on the Minority side--- I was a backbencher and did not have any responsibility. We defeated that Report in a bipartisan manner. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this House is always fair when looking at issues affecting governors and counties. We apply our mind when it comes to substance. I strongly recommend that we approve a Committee to perform this task, so that it does not become a mob justice kind of process. This House can also benefit from the processes that will go through it. Having served in two special committees, that is, Gov. Wambora I and II, the Senate Minority Leader and I chose our colleagues knowing that everybody in this House is committed. We also consulted them about their availability, so that they can dedicate their time to go through this process, which is very rigorous and extremely demanding. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, lastly, the Senate at this point in time is not seized of the details of what is being investigated. We do not know whether there is substance in the allegations that have been levelled from the county assembly. In fact, I am very happy that the Sen. Orengo and I, in our submissions in the case of Gov. Wambora I, took the House through the impeachment in the United States of America (USA). Even in the USA, an impeachment starts with the articles of impeachment and finding the threshold at the House of Representatives. However, the real trial takes place in the Senate of the United States. That trial is presided over by the Chief Justice. It is a very sacred and serious process that people go through. I assure the country that we have no choice in this process, as the Senate. We must continue upholding the highest standards of integrity and focus on the facts and evidence that is before us. I am happy that the courts in this country have come to agree to that position, both at the High Court and even at the Supreme Court; that impeachment process starts at the county assembly, but the real trial takes place in this House. When we are doing so, we must remember that we are acting at a level of the highest court in the land; making the most serious determination on very serious matters of both the Constitution and the law. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when these issues are brought to this House, we must conduct ourselves with the highest integrity because there is nothing that stops our report from being tested in a court of law. These issues can be tested in a court of law in terms of procedure and substance. Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko, who is a senior lawyer and Member of Parliament, we want to see that your report, if this House approves that, that is the direction we will go. The report should stand the test of time in terms of substance and integrity on the issues. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and invite Senior Counsel, the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Orengo, to second."
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