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    "id": 969637,
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    "speaker_name": "Gov. Ferdinand Waititu Babayao",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Thank you, Mr. Charles Njenga. I want to take this opportunity first to thank the Speaker of the Senate together with the Senators for listening to us and being patient all this time. Before I proceed, I just want to bring to the notice of the Speaker that there is a tweet that was made by one of the Senators, as if the Senate has concluded the whole matter. I wonder whether it is proper for send such tweets when the process is going on. I have in my possession a tweet by Sen. Mwaura alleging that we have rejected Waititu to file evidence out of time as he was requesting. He has not filed in defence and he waited for all the matters to be raised for him to want to open the case afresh. The people of Kiambu and Kenyans need justice. Waititu must face the full force of the law. No mwizi . No thief should go unpunished. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think you have not concluded that I am a thief. Please, this is the spirit that has been going on in Kiambu County. This is what I said yesterday from the beginning that this hon. House, from today henceforth, must make a ruling that will change the narrative of Kiambu residents and its leaders. This is because they have made it to the level that they are professional demonstrators and professional bloggers in Kiambu – people who wake up every day to malign other people’s names without any considerations of the rights of any person. I am a married person. I am a family man who should be respected by all means. Honestly speaking, nobody should conclude that I am a thief just like that. I have a right like any other Kenyan to be respected. If I may remind you, because you have gone through the same process that I went through - numerous campaigns to be where I am. This is something I also did when I became a councillor in this City and a deputy mayor. I became the Member of Parliament (MP) for Embakasi and Kabete constituencies and now the Governor of Kiambu County. Not mentioning; I tried to be the Governor of Nairobi City County. I am somebody who has worked hard who should be respected. I am somebody who knows what it is all about to have a seat and take care of it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when you make a consideration together with the hon. Senators, please, consider that I am not somebody who just sneaked to be a governor. From the deliberations that I have heard from yesterday, my considered view is that those that bring a Motion to the Senate should be first witnesses so that they can The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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