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    "id": 1072633,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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        "legal_name": "Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this chance. The right to a fair trial is a cardinal principal in our Constitution. What will be a fair trial to the governor in light of what has happened, bearing in mind our Constitution, the Standing Orders and all matters before us? At 2.30 p.m. when we walked in this afternoon, those of us who are not Members of this Committee received the Report. The Report almost has 300 pages. I know that Sen. Wetangula has tried to convince the House before that lawyers have a formula for reading faster than the rest. There is no scientific evidence to confirm that. We can even put the lawyers in this House through a test of the 300 page plus document. They will do just as the rest of all of us. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what will be a fair trial to the Governor of Wajir County? I want to agree with the proposal by Sen. Faki, as seconded by Sen. Khaniri, that in addition to reading through the Report, giving the governor a chance is to make his case before us, especially at this point where he knows the verdict that the Committee has arrived at, and the conclusions that they made. It will be a good place to start the debate leading to our decision making as a Senate. This is because what will happen is that he will explain himself. As such as seated as a jury, we will listen to his rebuttal to what the Report accuses him of. Afterwards, each of us will be free to air their findings whether they agree with the Committee Report or with the defence that the governor will have put up here by himself. Therefore, I support this proposal that let us listen to the governor at this particular point. Later on, we can have a debate having listened to both parties. Thank you."
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