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    "id": 970164,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/970164/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ng’ang’a Mbugua",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, you were told by Witness No. 1 that there is a gross violation in relation to tendering and contracts. The evidence that was adduced was that there is a schedule of the so-called contracts amounting to over Kshs3 billion. What you noticed during cross-examination is that not a single contract or award of tender was produced in the hand of the Governor. Now you are being told that because there is a list showing contracts of Kshs3.3 billion, you should find the Governor to have violated the Procurement Law and, therefore, amenable to impeachment. With all due respect, that cannot be a serious basis. You were not told the role that the Governor directly played in issuance of those alleged tenders. First, we never saw them, but much more significant, what role did he play? Was that evidence-led? None at all. There is a dearth of evidence in as far as that question is concerned, but now you are being told that merely because a sensationalized figure of Kshs3 billion has been mooted, you need to impeach the Governor. That cannot be a serious ground. You need to be told, in the entire procurement process, where does the Governor come in? Does he evaluate tenders? In this case, did the governor come under"
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