{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=144487","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=144485","results":[{"id":1463052,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463052/?format=json","text_counter":178,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Oketch Gicheru","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"I rise on a statement of fact under Standing Order No.105. The Governor of Meru County has been brought to this House twice. The first time, the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, chaired the Committee that looked at these issues. The second time we were in a plenary session. It is wrong to inform the House that the two times that the Governor has been here, it has been taken to the Committee. Kindly correct Sen. Chimera."},{"id":1463053,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463053/?format=json","text_counter":179,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Proceed, Sen. Chimera."},{"id":1463054,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463054/?format=json","text_counter":180,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Chimera","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Well guided. Under Article 123 and my colleague, Sen. Methu, has already spoken about it; you cannot tell us that if today I, as a specially elected Member, can vote for the impeachment of a Governor at the committee stage, yet the same Member cannot vote for the impeachment of a Governor at a plenary stage, but can still go ahead and nominate five members to that committee. I feel this is double standards in application of this Standing Order. I urge this House and the leadership that, perhaps, there is need to relook at this provision before I probably come with a court order. I hope I will not go there. However, if Articles 145 and 7 of the Constitution allow me to impeach the President, I do not understand why then I cannot impeach a Governor in plenary, but allowed to or not to impeach a governor in committee. Thirdly, this issue is very weighty. The Governor of Meru County will be appearing before us for the third time. I urge my colleague Senators to be very fair and do the right thing. Let us allow every Senator in this House to have an opportunity to listen to these charges, contribute and make a very informed decision to either the removal or confirming of those charges. Thank you."},{"id":1463055,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463055/?format=json","text_counter":181,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" Sen. Mandago. Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, proceed."},{"id":1463056,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463056/?format=json","text_counter":182,"type":"scene","speaker_name":"","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Sen. Olekina spoke off record)"},{"id":1463057,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463057/?format=json","text_counter":183,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":"Sen. Olekina, how can you raise a point of order when he has long concluded his remarks? Proceed, Sen. Tabitha."},{"id":1463058,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463058/?format=json","text_counter":184,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Tabitha Mutinda","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this particular Motion. I oppose it because I have looked at the list of the 11 Members and just as Sen. Chimera has correctly put, I have noted that five of the Members did not have an The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."},{"id":1463059,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463059/?format=json","text_counter":185,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Tabitha Mutinda","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"opportunity to vote last time. Four of the Members voted for the impeachment of the Governor and two of the Members voted to save the Governor. Therefore, this Committee will not be fair to the Governor. The only fair way for the Governor would be the plenary way, where everyone will have an opportunity to listen to her."},{"id":1463060,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463060/?format=json","text_counter":186,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Kingi","speaker_title":"The Speaker","speaker":null,"content":" What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, there is a point of order."},{"id":1463061,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1463061/?format=json","text_counter":187,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Oketch Gicheru","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not like rising on these points of orders, but I rise under Standing Order No.101. It is so wrong for a Member of this House to cast aspersions on the integrity of other Members. We cannot have names proposed in this list then one Senator stands and says that those Members will not be fair to the process, the Governor and the people of Meru County. Sen. Tabitha Mutinda who is either from Nairobi City County or Kitui County must be called to order. She must withdraw that statement and apologise to the whole House for casting that aspersion on the Members of the proposed Committee."}]}