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    "id": 1485489,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1485489/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "In response to this invitation, on Monday, 14th October, 2024, the National Assembly filed further documentation. Having analysed the documentation submitted against the grounds for the proposed impeachment, I find that the documents objected to constitute evidence in support of the allegations already made in the Impeachment Motion as received from the National Assembly. It is noteworthy that the parties were instructed when sending responses to indicate any other evidence to be relied on. Accordingly, the documents being referred to do not constitute new evidence, but form evidence in support of an allegation which was already made. That is why Rules 6 and 7 of the Rules of Procedure permit the Senate to receive witness statements, list of witnesses to be invited and any other evidence to buttress an allegation already made. What is not allowed is to introduce new allegations or to introduce any evidence that is extraneous to the allegations made in an Impeachment Motion. In the event, it is my considered view that the affidavit and document marked as Volume 8(a) being referred to fall within the permissible documents of our Rules of Procedure. I, therefore, rule that the objection is hereby dismissed. Hon. Senators, having dispensed with the preliminary matters in this particular hearing, we will now move to hear--- Yes, Counsel for the National Assembly."
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