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"content": "Hon. Senators, at the sitting of the Senate held on 18th September, 2024, Sen. Peris Tobiko, MP, was not able to substantiate her statement as required under Standing Order No.105 (1). Sen. Tobiko subsequently requested the Speaker to provide the evidence at the next sitting day in accordance with Standing Order No.105 (2). Hon. Senators will recall that at the sitting held on Thursday, 19th September, 2024, I invited Sen. Peris Tobiko, MP, to table the evidence in support of her claims made on Wednesday, 18th September, 2024. Thereupon, Sen. Tobiko proceeded to table a document titled “ Katoo Anguruma ” and a flash disk drive containing a recording, as evidence to substantiate her claims. I subsequently undertook to review the evidence and to give a ruling on the matter, as it was not practical to make a determination then. As you may recall, in my Communication to the Senate made on Thursday,16th November, 2023, I indicated that any document or evidence tabled by a Senator in the Senate as evidence for substantiation of any allegations made under Standing Order No.105- (1) Must be evidence tabled from a source which by parliamentary practice is official and admissible; and, (2) Must relate to and verify the claim that was made and for which substantiation was required. Hon. Senators, that being the case, the first parameter to which I subjected the documents or material tabled was whether the evidence tabled was from a source which, by parliamentary practice, is official and admissible. A review of the document titled “ Katoo Anguruma ”, indicated that it contained a statement “Ni Katoo tu anajua ni lini tutapata Amboseli na barabara ya Illasit–Taveta,hayo mengine mnayosikia ni fununu”. The document has the logo of Kajiado Television (TV) affixed on it. However, it is not authenticated by the TV station. Further, the document is undated. With respect to the Universal Serial Bus (USB) flash drive, it contained a one- minute video clip file, titled “Amboseli”. The undated video clip, ostensibly captured by Kajiado TV, featured Hon. Katoo Ole Metito addressing what appears to be an outdoor public gathering at an undisclosed location. The utterances by Hon. ole Metito are in the Maa language, which unfortunately, I am not proficient in. There is no translation or caption from the Maa language to either Kiswahili or English. Hon. Senators, as you are aware, the established practice in the Parliament of Kenya and in comparative jurisdictions, is that extracts from newspapers and other media 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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