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    "id": 1483263,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Osotsi Godfrey Otieno",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Indeed, listening to my colleagues, we are confronted with a very important decision to make on how we are going to dispense with a preliminary objection. The matters raised in the preliminary objections are very weighty, from both sides. I want to agree with the Senators who have said that Rule 30 does not apply in this case. It is the Senators to make a determination. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to dissuade you from applying Rule 30, and instead, let Senators exercise their constitutional right to determine whether the preliminary objection stands or not. Looking at the numbers, I want to pick from Sen. Mumma who talked about the numbers of women in the Count Assembly. I think we would need to get some wisdom or a communication from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). From my experience, I know the IEBC has been doing rounding off. They round off to the next human being. So, when we talk about 31.3 points, the next number is 32. That is what IEBC has been doing. So, we need to look at this matter very critically, and decide through a vote on how we want to proceed. If the decision is in support of the Governor's preliminary objection, then the whole matter collapses. That is the position of the law. It would not make any sense for us to proceed with a matter of this nature if the preliminary objection succeeds. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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