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    "id": 1042046,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ochillo-Ayacko",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I can hear some people talking about “my goodness.” I do not know whether they did not expect me to speak. We are converged here as a jury. My understanding of a jury, the practice that has evolved in senior jurisdictions is that they are sequestered. They are kept somewhere where they cannot be influenced by many people and opinions that are external to the facts. You will notice that many of us do not want to speak here because we do not want to be influenced. This is a very serious duty. In future, I think that we should introduce sequestrations so that we do operate in a manner that we may be influenced. Having said that, I also want to say that if you look at our legislation, the foundation of which this Motion is brought, it requires that we investigate. If we are to defend our counties, if we are to apply Article 96 of the Constitution and achieve the objective of that Article where we defend counties, then we must not rely on arguments that are made by county assemblies and arguments that are made in response by county governments alone. We should be able as a body to go out there and find out the facts for ourselves. This is because in matters that are adversarial, those who are better equipped and prepared will become persuasive. That is the dilemma in which we find ourselves in. I will express my opinion by voting. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir."
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