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    "content": "Order, Hon. Members! This is Communication relating to the business appearing as Order No.10 - The Memorandum from H.E. the President on the refusal to assent to the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2013. Hon. Members, you will recall that on Thursday, last week, I promised to give a Communication on the procedure to be followed when considering the Memorandum from His Excellency the President on the Kenya Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, 2013. His Excellency the President’s Memorandum indicates the specific provisions of the Bill which required to be re-considered by this House and in terms of Article 115(4), it provides as follows:- “Parliament, after considering the President’s reservations, may pass the Bill a second time, without amendment, or with amendments that do not fully accommodate the President’s reservations, by a vote supported- (a) by two-thirds of Members of the National Assembly; and, (b) two-thirds of the delegations in the Senate, if it is a Bill that requires the approval of the Senate.” Also relevant to this process is the provision of Standing Order No.154, which requires that the National Assembly disposes of the Memorandum within 21 days. Hon. Members, this now gives the National Assembly three options. Option one, the House may approve the President’s reservations as contained in the Memorandum. To do this, you require a simple majority. Option two, the House may approve the President’s reservations with amendments. Option three, you may refuse to accept the President’s reservations and, therefore, approve the Bill in its original form. For the House to take the latter two options you require a resolution supported by votes of not less than two-thirds of all Members of the National Assembly. Since the Speaker does not 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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