{"id":1203979,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1203979/?format=json","text_counter":432,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Sen. Omogeni","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":13219,"legal_name":"Erick Okong'o Mogeni","slug":"erick-okongo-mogeni"},"content":"“We, the people, exercising our sovereign and inalienable right to determine the form of governance that our country wants, enact this Constitution.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I was seated here, the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Madzayo, in invoking the provisions of Standing Order No.105 on a Statement of fact, tabled a letter before this House with communication from the Registrar of Political Parties, where a communication has been made to this House through the Clerk, informing this House that UDM is a member of the Azimio Coalition. I know that Sen. Ali Roba is a practicing Muslim. I am also a Christian. I know that under the Koran lying is a serious sin. If the people of Mandera County or Muslims are watching, they know the consequences of committing a sin while you know it; the Muslims in this House know. I cannot support this Motion because doing so will be supporting the sin that is being committed by one of us, which according to the Koran is Haram . That is something that I am not willing to do as the Senator for Nyamira and a citizen of this country. If you read the Constitution---"}