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    "id": 993544,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wambua",
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        "legal_name": "Enoch Kiio Wambua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, even those of us who are not lawyers, we know very well that you cannot use general provisions of the law to make a decision on a matter for which there are specific provisions. Article 106 of the Constitution will apply on this one. More so, I want to say that the decision that would be made on the fate of Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki has got nothing to do with his competence or performance on the Chair. I want to support the contribution by the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Sakaja, that the Majority Whip did not do a very good job in moving this Motion. If you tell this House and this country that one of the reasons why you want to remove the Deputy Speaker is on account of a decision he made on the Chair, that would set a very bad precedent. Future Speakers will be looking over their shoulders before they make any decision. Decisions that are made on the Floor of this House are Senate decisions. They are not decisions of an individual Speaker or Senator. Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, I would want to specifically speak to my brother and my neighbour, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki. In the Book of Isaiah 49:15, God asks a very difficult question. “Can a mother forget her suckling child and that she may have compassion on the son of her own womb?” The Bible says, he says yes, but I will never forget you. My brother, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, it does not matter what the outcome of this process is. God will never forget and forsake you. I say this because I served in the same Christian Union at Moi University with Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki. He was a senior leader of the Christian Union and a member of a care group. I know his faith and trust in God. My brother, we will have to do what we will have to do, but God still remains on the throne. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support."
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