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"content": " Hon. Senators, as you may recall, at the sitting of the Senate held yesterday, Tuesday, 14th May, 2024, I directed Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP to substantiate utterances made in the course of debate, following a point of order raised by the Senator for Siaya County, Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MP, pursuant to Standing Order No.105(1). Standing Order No.105 provides, and I quote- (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 No.121 (Disorderly conduct), unless the Senator withdraws the allegations and gives a suitable apology, if the Speaker so requires.” Hon. Senators, in the point of order raised by Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MP, Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, was required to substantiate the claim that --- “For example, we have seen that the deputy governor of Siaya County cannot access his office. He does not have a vehicle, fuel or any resources allocated---” Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, was not able to substantiate his statements as required pursuant to Standing Order 105(1), and subsequently requested by the Speaker to provide the evidence at the next sitting day in accordance with standing Order No.105 (2). Having acceded to the request, I directed that the Senator substantiates the allegations at the next sitting day. Pursuant to Standing Order No.105 (2), I now invite Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP to forthwith substantiate the claims, as raised in the point of order by Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MP, failure to which, the Senator shall be deemed to be disorderly within the meaning of Standing Order No.121. In the absence of such substantiation, the Senator will be required to withdraw the statements and apologise to the Senate. I thank you. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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