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    "id": 1470448,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ndegwa Njiru",
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    "content": "delivery of services? How is it that she was not aware that that hospital is not functional? How is it that she is not aware that that hospital or dispensary has a functional maternity wing? She takes no bother to confirm why the hospital was not functional as at then. Even having been made aware as at yesterday, she still says, I am not aware. Is that the governor who is capable of running the County? Is it really the mistake on the part of the County Assembly or is the County Assembly being invited by the misconduct and the misdeeds of the governor? Can the County Assembly of Meru, sit pretty and watch things go south? Is it not their responsibility to exercise oversight over the performance of the county government? Are they wrong when they invite the Senate to help and facilitate the operationalization of the oversight function? That is all we are asking for. If we were in the United Kingdom (UK) setup, this House qualifies to be the House of Lords. It is a House of Lords because it is capable of determining where the truth is and where the lie is. Evidence has been laid from the County Assembly, grounds were approved by the Mover of the impeachment that it is true the governor has transgressed and violated the Constitution. When she was put to task to explain the circumstances that led to the revocation of that Chief Executive Officer (CEO), she simply said it was not me. How can it be, that the Governor can be allowed to get away with a forgery? Is it not a criminal case in the first instance and who has the burden of proof? The person who claims that the signature was forged appeared before the Senate. Her evidence was put through test by cross-examination, clarification and verification was sought by the Members of the Senate. Who then is lying? Is it Linda Kiome or is it the Governor? Can the Governor be trusted, put to task and granted an opportunity to bring the original advisory? She simply said it was seated somewhere in Meru County. Unfortunately, she mistook the place of the trial. The place of the trial is not in Meru County, but before this Senate. Is that a conduct that is consistent with innocence? If she was innocent and not forgery, why was it so difficult for her to bring that one letter? Why could resources not be committed to make sure that as and when she was made aware that that is an issue, a letter could not be procured 180 kilometers away from the place of her trial? What is she concealing? What is she hiding? Is she hiding scrutiny? Is that conduct again consistent with an innocent man or woman? I urge you hon. Senators, to find it in our favour that we have proved that particular ground. That the advisory that was meant to rebut our evidence in respect to ground one is a document that is a forgery. In the case of Philomena Mwilu, the Deputy Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, it was held that evidence that is tainted with illegality cannot be admitted. The admissibility of that evidence is in question. Having read the case of Wambora in the Civil Appeal No.21 of 2014, the Court of Appeal suggests that this is a quasi-judicial process, and the rules of evidence plays a fundamental role in the manner in which the admissibility of document is concerned. 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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