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    "id": 290016,
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    "speaker_name": "DECLARATION OF THE OUTCOME OF THE EALA ELECTION Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Order, hon. Members! Hon. Members, the election has been completed and the returning officer has announced the results and submitted them to me. I am, therefore, able to make the final declaration with respect to the outcome of the election. As, indeed, hon. Members, I am satisfied that the election has complied with the Constitution of Kenya. It has complied with the Treaty establishing the East African Community (EAC) and in particular, Article 50. I am further satisfied that the election has been held and conducted within the parameters of the Enabling Rules as enacted by this House. So, hon. Members, that being the position, I will proceed to declare that with respect to the first cluster, KANU, Bonaya Talaso Sarah is duly elected, garnering a total vote of 125. With respect to the second cluster, there is a tie between Kimura Catherine Ngima and Abubakar D. Abdi Ogle. The two of them garnered 58 votes each. There being a tie, Rule 23 of the Enabling Rules vests in the Speaker the power to determine how we shall proceed, and I want to read that Rule. In extenso, it reads:- “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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