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    "content": "REQUIREMENTS FOR A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Hon. Members, as we proceed, I wish to notify hon. Members as follows:- May I, before the commencement of debate on Orders No.10, 11 and 12 on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, Bill No.24, provide the following procedural guidance. CONSIDERATION OF A BILL Amending the Constitution of Kenya is guided by both the Standing Orders and the Constitution, in particular Section 47 Sub-section 2 of the Constitution. Standing Order No.61 paragraphs \"a\" and \"b\" provide that before a vote is taken on a Constitution Amendment Bill, both at the Second and Third Readings, the prerequisite number, namely 65 per cent of 224 hon. Members, must be present in the House. Specifically, Standing Order No.61 paragraph \"a\" states:- \"The House shall not proceed to a division on that question (of a constitutional amendment) unless and until a number of Members equivalent to such fixed majority is present at the time for directing the division;\" The rules of Division are clearly set out under Part II of the Standing Orders. Therefore, hon. Members, as you debate Order No.11, bear in mind that the Second Reading will only be taken if the requisite number prescribed both by the Standing Orders and the Constitution are ascertained to be present in the House. In terms of numbers, 65 per cent of 222 works out to 144.3 hon. Members, which is rounded up to 145 hon. Members. Since the words used are \"not less than 65 per cent of all hon. Members of the Assembly excluding ex-officio members\", the nearest figure to 0.3 of a human being, therefore, is a complete person, which is one. This House will accordingly not proceed to Division unless there are, at least, 145 hon. Members present in the House at the time of directing the Division. Thank you."
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