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    "id": 969794,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Kihika",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13216,
        "legal_name": "Susan Wakarura Kihika",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker Sir, we never got any evidence brought before the House, and it is not for us nor the governor to provide as to whether the issue of quorum was ever addressed. We had the Mover of the Motion at the county assembly say that he was not sure whether the 62 members out of the 92 – which is the two thirds – were in the House. Therefore, when a Motion is brought here and there is question as to whether the quorum was there, then I do not believe that we should have even proceeded without that having been determined. I also believe that the fact that it was ruled on today as opposed to yesterday, prejudiced the side of the governor. There was also some very serious contention that the governor’s right to be heard was taken away. When his Counsel went to the county assembly and wanted to present the case on behalf of the Governor - from the evidence that came out here - they were told to sit in the gallery with everybody else. Therefore, it is a miscarriage of justice, and I believe that due process must be followed. As the Senate, it is our duty to make sure that the process was proper and we interrogate the process. Everything else that comes after that is questionable because I believe that the process was not properly handled at the county assembly level. However, regardless of the outcome of the Senate today, I am happy that we have the courts in this country that may work as the buffer at the end of the day, given the miscarriage of justice that I have just heard here. The fact on the land issue has been brought as a very emotional issue. At the end of the day, we are not supposed to deal with emotions. We are supposed to get raw facts and evidence. They were short on that, but they really did stock our emotions. We never saw any affidavits from the widow and she was never bought forward. To me, that evidence has not been substantiated, and because of this, I would not---"
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