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    "id": 1483595,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Manasseh Tunen",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, for record purposes, my name is Mr. Manasseh Tunen. I rise to respond to one issue. This is the issue of two-thirds, as indicated by my learned colleague Mr. Hillary. The issue of two-thirds is not a mathematical question in this instance. It is a legal question. At 31.3, a line of thresholds was drawn. The law states in mandatory terms, it should be at least 31.3. This means that you will have to scale up the numbers to meet that threshold. If you reduce the numbers to 31.1 or 31, it means you have fallen below the threshold that is provided by law. As you are aware, even in the Standing Orders of this House, in the election of the Speaker, the House is composed of 67 Senators. Two-thirds of this number is a decimal point. As you can recall, during your election, the numbers scaled up and not down. This means that you do not reduce the number below what the law provides. The House debates on that, considering that 0.3 of a person needs to be completed. You do not negate or remove that person. In our submission, we hold the position that the threshold was not met. Another issue that Mr. Hillary raised contained the issue of gender in the County Assembly of Kericho. The issue of gender in Kericho is not the same and is not captured under Section 33 of the County Governments Act. We urge the House to look at what the law provides. Let this House not be the one that sets precedence that you can play with numbers. Let the House be firm on its decision and uphold the rule of law."
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