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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mwengi Mutuse",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and hon. Senators for this opportunity. From the questions that have come across, there are many that relate to the companies and with your indulgence, allow me to start from there. Sen. Cheruiyot, the Senator from Elgeyo Marakwet County and several Senators have asked why I listed 21 companies and why I said I did not have an interest in some of them. First, it is important for us to understand the context within which we are operating. I am not an investigator and the law under Article 94 and Article 95 does not make a Member of Parliament, be it from the National Assembly or Senate an investigator. What I am required to do is to establish a prima facie case; to establish that what is happening is outside the requirements of the law. Having been in this country and with a lot of enthusiasm in matters governance, I also know that this Senate has had the opportunity to consider the impeachment of the late Governor Nderitu Gachagua. In that impeachment - because this is a House of record - you will realize that most of the companies that I have listed were also complained about by the County Assembly of Nyeri during the impeachment of the late Governor Nderitu Gachagua. The complaint was specifically that there was a brother to the late governor and the brother is one, Hon. Rigathi Gachagua, who was doing all the business in Nyeri County. 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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