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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Elisha Ongoya",
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    "content": "Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The claim is that His Excellency publicly said that he would present a Petition for the removal of Justice Esther Maina from office, which he has not done to date. That is the complaint. The evidence before you is that there is a pending complaint by His Excellency the Deputy President before the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). Therefore, the Mover of this Motion first has perjured himself in his affidavit by saying that each of these facts are correct when this fact is false by evidence available. You will find that paragraph 34 of the Motion before you says that His Excellency falsely threatened to file a Petition for removal of Justice Esther Maina. How can the Deputy President be accused of falsely threatening when, in fact, he has filed the complaint? Where is the falsehood when there is a pending complaint? That complaint is before you in the Deputy President's documents for your own perusal. I began by saying they will move from the false through the ridiculous to the embarrassing. At paragraph 78(c), you will be told that His Excellency routinely summons procurement officers in Ministries and State institutions and instructs them to direct procurement of goods and services in a specific manner. No officer from any Ministry will swear an affidavit claiming to have been summoned to award any procurement for any goods or any services in a particular manner. In fact, what you will have before you is actually very ridiculous. You will be told that there was a tender for supply of mosquito nets that was cancelled in May, 2023. Then a local company that was an agent of the supplier was following for the return of its bid bond in July, two months after the cancellation of the tender. How can you influence a tender that was cancelled two months ago? I have told you it will move from the false through the ridiculous to the embarrassing. Now, the more interesting one is at Paragraph 78(A). You will be told that His Excellency bullied Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) officials into awarding a tender for the supply of mosquito nets to Crystal Limited. 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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