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    "id": 1347274,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1347274/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "The final document submitted by Sen. Osotsi was a copy of a Charge Sheet dated 16th August, 2023. As required under Standing Order No.105(2) the evidence to be tabled by a Senator for purposes of substantiation is to be tabled at the next sitting day. A Senator required to substantiate an allegation is expected to table all documents for such substantiation as required under the Standing Orders on the day appointed for substantiation. This being the case and noting that Sen. Osotsi submitted a letter dated 19th October, 2023, and received in the Office of the Speaker on 23rd October, 2023, making a request to allow the charge sheet to be admitted for substantiation, I find that the charge sheet is inadmissible. The charge sheet ought to have been tabled in the Senate on 18th October, 2023, and thereby recorded as part of the documents or material submitted for substantiation. In any case, the charge sheet indicates that an offense was committed on 15th August, 2023, by two individuals who are said to have wilfully and unlawfully set fire to a dwelling house valued at Kshs1,750,000 at Kemeloi Location in Nandi South Sub- County, in Nandi County. The charge sheet adduced as evidence does not make a connection to the allegation made by Sen. Godfrey Osotsi. Hon. Senators, I therefore find and rule that in respect to the challenge by Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, to substantiate the claim relating to clashes at the border between Nandi and Vihiga counties at a place called Serem, Sen. Godfrey Osotsi, MP, did not table any evidence or provide any explanation to substantiate this claim as was required. The claim was accordingly not substantiated. In accordance with my findings in relation to the admissibility of the documents tabled by the said Senator and the failure to meet the threshold of substantiation in respect to the claims made, I now require, Sen. Osotsi, pursuant to Standing Order No. 105(2) to withdraw and apologise in respect of the claims that there have been clashes in the boundary between Vihiga and Aldai at a place called Serem. I also proceed to caution as provided for in Standing Order No.152, that failure to withdraw and apologize will result in the Senator being deemed to be disorderly within the meaning of Standing Order No.121 and I will at this juncture then require the Senator to withdraw. Sen. Osotsi, you may now proceed to either withdraw that statement and apologise, or allow the Chair to make further orders."
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