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    "content": "“If any matter arises, which is not specifically provided for in these rules, the Speaker shall make a ruling directing what is to be done and in making such a ruling the Speaker shall be guided by the practice and procedure normally followed in similar situations with regard to the conduct of elections in the National Assembly.” Hon. Members, you may be aware that we conduct elections in the National Assembly, more so at the beginning of every Parliament after elections. That election is such that it is not concluded until a winner emerges, and that is the election of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker. So, a tie is not admitted as giving you a satisfactory outcome unlike in the cases of a division where we are passing a piece of legislation such as a Bill. In those cases, the Speaker will have a casting vote. In these circumstances, the Speaker will not have a casting vote because it is an election in the National Assembly."
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