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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Joe Nyutu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I cannot thank you more for affording me this opportunity at this late hour. I stand from the onset to state that I oppose this Motion. I have reasons for doing so. The key witness or the Mover of the Motion came before this House yesterday. Although I am not a lawyer, I know that, in the rules of natural justice, whoever alleges it must prove it. The hon. Mutuse was not able to prove any of the allegations or any of the grounds that he laid against His Excellency, the Deputy President. Kenyans were and are watching these proceedings. They saw the cross- examination and heard the cross-examination of the Hon. Mutuse. I urge this House that if we want to uphold its dignity and honour, you cannot impeach the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya on allegations. On the grounds that the Mover was not able to prove it, this is what prompted the question by Sen. Wambua, which Sen. Okiya Omatatah later asked. You stood down because it had already been asked. The question was: ‘Was this Motion hon. Mutuse’s? It was not his Motion. He had no proof of any of the allegations. This is why this House in order for us to uphold dignity and honour, needs to vote no to this Motion. Many who have spoken before me have talked about the adulterous woman that was caught in the Bible. Sen. M. Kajwang put it even better; that they did not bring the man with whom she was caught in the act. We need to ask ourselves; how good are we? How clean are you? Are we qualified to throw the first stone? This is the first question that we should ask ourselves. As we judge the Deputy President, how good are we? How many offences have we committed? God forgive us. The most moving thing is that we did not give the Deputy President an opportunity. I know the Motion to adjourn up to Saturday did not pass. However, under Article 50 of the Constitution, we need to give a fair hearing unless the conduct of the accused person makes it impossible for the trial to proceed. 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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