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    "id": 1072842,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Senators, from the foregoing you note that Regulation 56A (1) (c) provides that upon expulsion of a member elected through a party list, the party should submit among others a declaration of vacancy from the relevant Speaker. In my view, this provision places a mandatory legal requirement for a Speaker to issue a declaration of vacancy once it is established that a member has been expelled from the party. Having considered the decision of the Political Parties Tribunal and the letter Ref: RRP/FRP/027.Vol.III (31) dated 10th May, 2021 from the Registrar of Political Parties, I was persuaded that the requirement of declaring a vacancy had been met and therefore I proceeded to declare the said vacancy vide Gazette Notice No. 4597 dated 10th May 2021. Hon. Senators, I wish to reiterate that by issuing the gazette notice, I followed the law and there was no court order barring me from declaring the vacancy. I thank you. As we speak there is another order which is in force and we are respecting it. Sen. Cheruiyot, proceed."
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