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    "id": 1041940,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Evans Ondieki",
    "speaker_title": "The Counsel for the Nairobi City County Governor",
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    "content": " I am going to crystalize six issues very quickly in secession because of time constraints. I will answer Sen. Orengo and Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko, who asked what ‘crystalized’ means. Madam Deputy Speaker, number one. Article 2(4) of the Constitution says that any action or omission done in contravention of this Constitution is invalid. The moment they failed to meet the legal threshold in an open, transparent and accountable manner, which could be verifiable--- Up to now, we have asked them, where are the videos of voting, but they cannot furnish us. We have asked them: where is the proper list and affirmation which will accompany the notice of the Motion, they have nothing. I submit that adding nothing to nothing equals to nothing. You cannot bring a lot of nothing and cumulatively say that you have added a lot of things, which amounts to nothing. I submit that whatever they have done--- The invalidity of this entire process is that in the initial beginning the notice of Motion has no grounds. I mean, it has grounds, but no affirmations, proper list and video confirmation, because voting was through partly through virtual technology. Therefore, the process is not verifiable. We cannot ascertain what happened. In view of that uncertainty, I beseech you, as hon. Members of the Senate, to reject this Motion as premature. The second reason it should succeed is that if you look at Article 10 of the Constitution, it enjoins all State organs, and the county assembly is a State organ, and individuals and State officers to ensure that the rule of law, constitutionalism and due process is followed. If they breach the same Constitution and values, then they should not expect any protection when they come to the Senate. This is because the Senate’s primary objective is to protect devolution, the rule of law and due process. That is another reason it should fail. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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