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    "id": 695004,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you. To the Governor, there is evidence that indeed, you were invited to attend the proceedings but could not. Could you clarify; did you present yourself accompanied by your lawyer and you were turned away? Two, you have asserted that the accounting officer was responsible for the mistake of non-disclosure of the amount of around Kshs352 million. Are you aware that had you honoured the invitation, you were free to be accompanied by that officer and that all you needed to do was to introduce the officer and he would have discharged on your behalf during the hearing in the County Assembly? Mr. Governor, you have said that the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Nyeri County Assembly must sit pretty and wait for the Auditor-General to complete the audit of the entire financial year. In view of your background as a former Member of Parliament (MP) in this Parliament and in fact, you were my colleague, are you not aware that PAC is free to be seized of any matter and in fact, has the discretion of ordering for a special audit? Governors are expected to hold and indeed they do hold regular CEC meetings on decisions made by accounting officers. In fact, further to that, Article 226(5) of the Constitution - --"
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