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    "content": "Hon. Senators, as you may recall, at the siting of the Senate held on Thursday 5th, October 2023, the Temporary Speaker then, Sen. Abdul Haji, MP, directed Sen. Godfrey Osotsi, MP, to substantiate utterances made in the course of debate. This followed interventions pursuant to Standing Order No.105 (1). Standing Order No. 105 provides- “(1) A Senator shall be responsible for the accuracy of any facts that the Senator alleges to be true and may be required to substantiate any such facts instantly. (2) If a Senator has sufficient reason to convince the Speaker that the Senator is unable to substantiate the allegations instantly, the Speaker shall require that such Senator substantiates the allegations not later than the next sitting day, failure to which the Senator shall be deemed to be disorderly within the meaning of Standing Order 121 (Disorderly conduct) unless the Senator withdraws the allegations and gives a suitable apology, if the Speaker so requires.” Hon. Senators, the Senator was unable to substantiate his statements pursuant to Standing Order No.105 (1). Subsequently, he requested the Speaker to provide the evidence at the next sitting day in accordance with Standing Order 105(2). Having acceded to the request, the Speaker, pursuant to Standing Orders, directed the Senator to substantiate his allegations the next sitting day. Subsequently, the substantiation was not carried out the next sitting day due to the business at hand. I have, therefore, reviewed the HANSARD Report of the proceedings held on Thursday 5th, October 2023 and ascertained the remarks that necessitated the Senator to be challenged to substantiate his claims."
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