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    "content": "website, which is a free online encyclopaedia that contains articles not necessarily owned by anyone, and which allows any person to anonymously edit any posted articles. The Speaker then ruled that the document was inadmissible on account that it was sourced from an unknown publisher, as the source permits anonymous alteration of contents and the article was freely in the public domain. (c) On the so called “dossier,” the Speaker ruled that the paper was inadmissible because he noted that the document was not dated; had no indication of the author or whom it was addressed to; bore a stamp appearing to be for the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) without indicating the date when the stamp was imprinted and by whom; and had no signature or any other form of identification of the source or ownership. The Speaker further ordered that the two documents be expunged from the records of the House, and that all reference made thereto and the names of Hon. Members in the context of the document be expunged from the records of the House. I will give the fourth example. I am doing this out of abundance of caution because I will deal with the smaller issue which was raised by the Hon. Otiende. It is fairly small. I will just demonstrate. The fourth incident was titled “Kazi Kwa Vijana (KKV) Programme: 1st November 2011.” On 26th October 2011, the then Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government, while issuing a Statement during the Prime Minister’s Time on the implementation of the KKV Programme, tabled several documents which the Speaker undertook to examine before determining their admissibility or otherwise. On 1st November 2011, the Speaker admitted two of the documents, but ruled that the one on the Kenya Portfolio Financial Management Supervision– June 2011 Interim and Unvalidated Report (FM) in-depth Review, 13th September 2011, which was imprinted “strictly confidential” was inadmissible. He cited the following reasons for inadmissibility: it was not signed; it did not have a forwarding letter or detail of the author; and that efforts to access it on the World Bank’s website for validation were futile. After scrutinising the documents, Speaker Marende ascertained that the documents were not signed. On 10th September, 2009, the Speaker ruled that the documents were inadmissible and should not be allowed to go on the records of the House. There are several other examples that follow with regard to drug trafficking, and many which have come to form history. The summary of all this is as follows by established practice and procedure of the House: In considering admissibility or authenticity or otherwise of a document tabled in the House, the Speaker examines if the document relates to the matter for which it has been tabled; is signed, and if it is a government document, by the authorised person or persons; and it bears the emblem or The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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