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    "id": 693452,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ethuro",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 158,
        "legal_name": "Ekwee David Ethuro",
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    "content": " Order, Members. I am afraid that the Senate Majority Leader is trying to do an overkill. The matters before us are very simple. The county assembly has not asked for more time. They have all operated under the time given. In fact, they did not even conclude that time. They have only one witness whom they have presented. They do not even want that witness to do much, except for the statement the witness has made. To agree, to some extent, with the Senate Majority Leader in terms of fairness, and to agree with Sen. Wangari, it is not our business to aid them. It is up to them to do the business the way they wish to. That leaves an opportunity for the other side to poke holes into that manner. It is not our business. My direction will remain the same for the sake of clarity. While we had anticipated that the Senators might also wish to cross-examine the witness because this was the only opportunity for the witness to make the intervention and be dispensed with. In order to avoid the evident confusion, therefore, I direct that the witness of the County Assembly will be cross-examined by the Governor’s side and then the County Assembly will examine its own witness so that we dispense with that side of things first. Secondly, we have the final opportunity as the Senators to dispose of the matter. We, as Senators, cannot cross-examine the witnesses. Today was the day for the County Assembly. Hon. Senators, your input will be to deal with all those issues that the County Assembly has given us, including what the witness may have decided or will decide on how best to respond on them. Finally, on the issue of admissibility of the documents and the rest, my understanding is that, one, we are at the appellate stage in this process. Basically, there is an act of faith in terms of what the County Assembly is bringing to us. They could as well have brought nothing. It is for The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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