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    "id": 969831,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "evidence before this House. The rules give hon. Waititu three days under Rule 6. What have we seen? We have sat here and accorded Hon. Waititu four hours; there was no evidence given on oath by him, there was not even a name of any one witness that was put forth before this Senate who could have come to give evidence to rebut what the County Assembly of Kiambu had placed before this Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all appear in tribunals or courts of law. If you are given an opportunity to present evidence and you do not present it, it will be used against you. It has even been used against the President of this country. In the Election Petition of 2017, the President was told to avail servers. He did not do it. The Supreme Court of Kenya nullified his election. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must send a strong message to the governors that if you are told to come here and adduce evidence, you must do it. If you do not, we have no choice. What are expected to do? There is even Rule 9 of the Fifth Schedule which gives the governor an opportunity to make request to this House to summon any witness to appear here. That opportunity was not exercised by Gov. Waititu. Mr. Speaker, Sir, he had colourful lawyers. However, even if you have a good case and you mess it up, how do you help this House? I submit that without rebuttal of evidence that was placed by the County Assembly of Kiambu, Gov. Waititu has himself to blame. I rest my case."
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