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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Elisha Ongoya",
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    "content": "Thank you, that is consistent to what my chronometer is telling me. Let me deal with the Assembly’s witnesses one by one. Mr. Paul Arimi Mwaki, the person who came before you denying the obvious fact that his salary was paid pursuant to a court order even when he is told to read the court order saying the salary be paid. He complained that he was in fact paid. That is his grievance, which is “why did you pay me?” You will find him with the person who went to court to get an order to be paid. He said although he complained that he was paid he did not return that money to the county government. You will be told to impeach this Governor on the strength of that evidence. He then plays a video clip of the county’s first gentleman apparently saying that some people will not be returned to work. His name is not mentioned in that clip. The Governor is not present in that meeting. The person present in that meeting and not condemning those utterances is the deputy governor. The person whose case has been argued here more than that of the county assembly. I sat here shocked at how the county assembly’s lawyers spent copious minutes arguing the case of the Deputy Governor than the case of the Assembly. That is the person who was in that meeting. Mr. Paul Arimi, for the sake of this impeachment, is prepared to forgive the Deputy Governor who was present there. He is prepared to crucify the Governor who is not seen in that clip. Allow me to engage my views on Hon. Evans Mawira, the person who moved this impeachment Motion. He has come here to tell you how Okolea katoto kaa Meru is such a bad thing. You have seen his active role in Okolea up to August, 2023. You will be told to impeach this Governor on the strength of the testimony of that person. At some point, I asked my colleagues what kind of people do these assembly members think Senators are? Do they not have some residual respect for Senators? Does there not come a time where you say, I brought a very big case here, but I was misled, now I withdrawing limb one, two and three because I am embarrassed by my own evidence. Let us focus on the following two issues so that we save time. They did not do that and we do not begrudge them. We take confidence in the fact that this distinguished House is answerable to the Constitution and shall be faithful to it. Think about this distinguished Senators."
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