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    "id": 1467732,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Zipporah Kinya",
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    "content": "on 15th November, 2023; I may not be in a position to explain whether it was a sinister motive because the members of the public that presented this petition did it on their own volition. Petition No.5 was committed by the Speaker of the County Assembly of Meru to a Joint Committee on Labour and Justice; two committees that I am not a member of. So, just like any MCA who is not a member of those two committees, I consumed that report only on the day it was tabled on the Floor of the House. So, about the sinister motive; I may not be able to explain because I consumed the report on the Floor of the honourable Assembly. Number two; yes, I submit I am a member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the section that has just been quoted is indeed correct. However, I submit that apart from that section, Article 229(6) also indicates that an audit report can indeed, be considered by the County Assembly, but it also clear that the audit report is final. In this regard, I submit that in the audit report, it was clearly indicated that the management of the County Government of Meru was in breach of the law. So, I do not feel that the County Assembly could have said the management is not in breach of the law. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the next question was from Sen. Kinyua. In the video, the Governor talks about a contribution of Kshs86 million; she is not giving two amounts. She only said that if that money is not above Kshs60 million, then those who are collecting that money are wakora na wezi in Kiswahili. That is what she insinuated, she did not give two figures. I believe it is the Governor who can speak for herself on whether she was taken out of context or not. In the video that I am talking, I submit that that video was a media interview that I had taken for more than an hour. Although I said I cannot remember the dates, I submit that I had talked about so many governance issues. If that video was played in full, I would be able to explain the context and the circumstances under which I made that comment. That is why I feel it was out of context. Thank you."
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