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    "content": "Take the nearest seats, Hon. Shinali and Hon. Osero. As ably noted by the Member for Kikuyu, the decisions which arise from the business transacted by the House have no relation to which party is designated as the Majority or Minority. They are decisions of the House as a whole. From where I sit, no debate can arise on the legality of the actions taken by the House prior to the invalidation of the Communication. I need not belabour this point. To the critical matter at hand, Article 108 of the Constitution establishes the offices of party leaders in Parliament and outlines the order of precedence to be observed in the National Assembly as follows: 1. There shall be a Leader of the Majority Party and a Leader of the Minority Party. 2. The Leader of the Majority Party shall be the person who is the leader in the National Assembly of the largest party or coalition of parties. 3. The Leader of the Minority Party shall be the person who is the leader in the National Assembly of the second largest party or coalition of parties. 4. The following order of precedence shall be observed in the National Assembly— (a) The Speaker of the National Assembly. (b) The Leader of the Majority Party. (c) The Leader of the Minority Party. In determining which party or coalition of parties is a Majority Party and Minority Party, primary reference has to be made to the results of the last general election. As noted in previous guidance on the designation of the leadership of the House, the exercise must be informed by reference to formal records of membership of the political parties represented in the House and their affiliations, if any, with each other through pre-election and post-election coalition agreements. It will be noted that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) vide Gazette Notice No. 99509951 of 2022, dated 23rd August 2022; Gazette Notice No.10535 of 2022, dated 5th September 2022; Gazette Notice No. 10537 of 2022, dated 7th September 2022; and Gazette Notice No. 10710 of 2022, dated 9th September 2022 declared all the persons duly elected and nominated as Members of this House and their respective parties at the general election. With respect to the affiliation between the parties currently represented in the National Assembly, Standing Order 2B requires the Clerk of the National Assembly to obtain a certified copy of any coalition agreement entered into by two or more political parties. As guided in previous rulings by the Speakers of this House, Standing Order 2B was intended to allow the House to determine its relative majorities and resolve, among others, any disputes between constitutive parties of coalitions to the membership of the Parliamentary Service Commission, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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