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    "id": 969685,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/969685/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "Ferdinand Ndung’u Waititu Babayao, the Governor of Kiambu County on the following charges; namely:- 1. Gross Violation of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, the County Governments Act, 2012, the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005; 2. Crimes under the National Law; and 3. Abuse of Office/Gross Misconduct. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an issue that has been canvassed for the last two days. We have listened to the County Assembly of Kiambu make their case and the County Executive of Kiambu defend the Governor. The lawyers and the governor himself have defended himself in opening and closing statements. This House is being invited to impeach a governor who was elected in the County of Kiambu, the second most populous county in the Republic of Kenya. This impeachment is predicated on allegations that range from the accusation of misappropriation of public funds to the allegations that relate to his personal conduct when dealing with private citizens, to issues related to abuse of office. Something weighty that this House cannot ignore was raised by the counsels for Gov. Waititu in relation to whether this House has jurisdiction to deal with this matter. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the process that came from the county assembly raised the issue of threshold because two-thirds of the MCAs voted to impeach the governor. This has been canvassed. In fact, in cross-examination, it came out clearly from the MCA who moved the Motion that there was no quorum in the House to impeach the governor. On that ground alone, I will make my determination on whether or not the governor should be impeached. Many of us who sit in this House swore to protect the Constitution. We also swore to become faithful to the Constitution in the protection of counties and county governments. Granted, our duty is to protect the country from corruption, matters of---"
}