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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Peter Wanyama",
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    "content": "We also submit that you do not consider the documentation that was submitted by the County Assembly because they never gave it to the Governor. This is because the Governors’ side will be heavily prejudiced. This Senate has an obligation to uphold the Constitution. There should not be violation of the Constitution during these impeachment proceedings. So, we submit that you exercise your obligation to defend, respect and uphold the Constitution. We are highlighting Article 3 of the Constitution, because it is important. In summary, we submit that the Governor was not given a fair trial at that County Assembly, and the Senate cannot turn a blind eye on this fact. If the Senate sets such a dangerous precedence in the application of law in this country in terms of impeachment, we will lay a basis where there is frivolous impeachment of governors at the instigation of their opponents. So, the county assemblies must be told that impeachment proceedings must be done strictly according to the Constitution, the County Governments Act and their Standing Orders. If something is not clear or they have deleted a clause in the Standing Orders, it is important to emphasise that the Standing Orders rank third in time in terms of the hierarchy of legal norms. The Constitution ranks first. So, if the Standing Orders do not provide for the right to be heard, it should not be enforced. Instead, the Constitution and the provisions of County Governments Act and Fair Administrative Action Act, which provides for fairness, equality and justice, should be enforced. This is because the Governor is here to get justice."
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