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"content": "As you may recall, at the sitting of the Senate held on Tuesday, 14th May 2024, the Senator for Nandi County, Sen. Samson Cherarkey, made utterances while contributing to a Petition to the Senate, by Mr. Japhet Makokha, seeking an amendment to Section 32(3) of the County Governments Act. The Senator for Siaya County, Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MP, rose on a point of order, pursuant to Standing Order No.105(1), seeking the intervention of the Speaker to require the Senator for Nandi County to substantiate the utterances. The Statement that Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MP, required substantiation from Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, was as follows: - “---for example, we have seen governors frustrate their deputy governors. 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---” In the opinion of Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MP, the statement made by Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP was a wild allegation that needed to be substantiated. I then directed Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, to substantiate the above allegation as required pursuant to Standing Order No. 105(1). In line with Standing Order 105(2), Sen. Samson Cherarkey, MP, requested to table documents in support of the statement at the next sitting. At the sitting of the Senate held on Wednesday, 15th May, 2024, I invited Sen. Cherarkey, MP to forthwith substantiate the claims, as raised in the point of order by Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MP. Thereupon, Sen. Cherarkey, MP, tabled a letter dated 6th May, 2024, from the Deputy Governor for Siaya County, Hon. (Dr.) William Oduol, addressed to the Speaker of the Senate. In the letter, the Deputy Governor of Siaya County sought the intervention of the Senate concerning alleged refusal by the governor to accept the deputy governor back to the county despite the Senate’s verdict on this proposed removal by impeachment. Hon. Senators, as you may recall, in my communication to the Senate made on 1st and 16th November, 2023, I indicated that any document/evidence tabled by a Senator as evidence for substantiation of any allegations made under Standing Order No.105, must pass a certain threshold. I highlighted the parameters for undertaking an assessment of the evidence tabled to include: (a) Is the evidence tabled from a source which by parliamentary practice is official and admissible? 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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