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    "id": 969833,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omanga",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Millicent Omanga",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a very sad day in this country, as I see my colleagues debate; because this is a House of record. It is a House of uniformity, consistency and, I would say, standards. I would use the case of Gov. Gachagua, the Governor of Nyeri County. This is because it is the only case, when I look back, which came to the Plenary and it was treated very differently from the way the case of Gov. Waititu of Kiambu County has been treated. First, in the Nyeri case, when the House was taking a decision on whether we should go to the Plenary or to Committee, the vote was by county delegations. However, on this one for Kiambu County, it was different; everyone had to vote because already people had taken their different political persuasions. In the case of Gov. Gachagua, this House was able to admit evidence after the time which was given. I, and some of us who are new legislators in this House are, therefore, asking ourselves and wondering whether it is case by case that some governors who come here, their evidence can be admitted at whatever time. However, for some other governors, because of I do not know what, their evidence cannot be admitted. Another thing, Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the issue of quorum and the threshold. For this House to disregard the importance of threshold makes today a very sad day. Even today with the Senators who are here, does it mean that if we do not get the 24 delegations, we will still pass this Waititu’s case? It will not pass because there is a threshold! But because this case---"
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