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    "id": 1038947,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1038947/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, in the course of the sitting before the lunch break, certain matters were raised in respect of which I undertook to a make a ruling. I apologize because we were supposed to meet at 2.15 p.m. However, I had to work on the ruling and do a bit of reading. That is why we have delayed. The issues arose in the context of opening statements by the counsel for the county assembly and counsel for the governor. The county assembly raised issues relating to their letter Ref. No. NCCA/SPK/12/2020(4) dated 14th December, 2020 in which they requested the Senate to summon 11 witnesses to produce evidence and shed light on various matters relating to the charges against the Governor. Similarly, the counsel for the governor in his opening statement put forward what was essentially a preliminary objection on how the impeachment process was undertaken by the county assembly. Secondly, the counsel alluded to the doctrine of sub-judice and that pursuant to Senate Standing Order No. 98, the Senate should not proceed with this impeachment process."
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