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    "id": 1041964,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Harrison Kinyanjui",
    "speaker_title": "The Counsel for the Nairobi City County Governor",
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    "content": "She asked: Were the bursaries disbursed after that suspension? Madam Speaker--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, ooh my goodness. I am sorry; I apologize. You did not hear a rejoinder from the County Assembly; not any evidence to rebut the issue of diverted bursary funds. Mr. Speaker, Sir, money meant for children in Nairobi County in the slums of Mukuru Kwa Njenga and Mathare was being diverted by MCAs. Those MCAs of Nairobi City County Assembly now want you to say that impeach His Excellency the Governor. Sen. Nyamunga, on account of that illegal action by the MCAs, the stoppage was done, but it was revived after the payment came through because of the financial year. That is in the affidavit of His Excellency. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you were told that money went in the sum of about Kshs260 million away from that fund. The question is: Is there a shred of evidence that you were shown that money moved from the County Assembly fund into the Governor’s account? You are being told allegedly that it went into the hands of lawyers. No nexus was demonstrated between these lawyers receiving these funds for cases prosecuted and the Governor allegedly ostensibly receiving this money and pocketing it. There was none. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a question was asked by Sen. Haji. The question was to the Governor, if he was furnished with the impeachment evidence and proceedings before 3rd December, 2020. The second to that was: why did the Governor not appear before the Assembly? The rejoinder is that there was no evidence tendered to the Governor such as he would have responded to, by reason of which he was handicapped. How can anyone respond to that which has not been furnished on him? You can see the events which His Excellency has demonstrated. He laments about the Mover of the Motion from the County Assembly and said: “You have embezzled Kshs823,000. You weree supposed to go to Dubai and you did not go.” He admitted on the Floor as he testified. Mr. Speaker, Sir, and honourable Members, would you close your eyes to that; that consequent upon that complaint, in a floury of movement? This also answers Sen. Madzayo’s question in relation to that."
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