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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Khaniri",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 171,
        "legal_name": "George Munyasa Khaniri",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order to seek your clarification on two specific issues. On the first issue, I should have risen when my colleagues were rising on points of order during the division. But I fear that will be flouting the same Standing Order that I want to bring to your attention. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it has been a practice that when we go for Division, the Division Bell is rung, doors are locked and the Bar is drawn. All other business should take a standstill and we embark on voting until we finish. This is contained in S.O. No.77 (4) which states:- “That during division, Senators shall maintain order in the Senate and shall be in their designated seats and shall remain seated until the result is announced.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, that has been the practice in all the previous parliaments that I have attended, that once voting is going on, you cannot raise points of orders, you wait until the results are announced or the division is over before you can rise on any issue. Therefore, I want to seek your clarification on this; whether the Members who rose on points of orders were actually in order to do so during division. The second issue is regarding S.O No.68 (2) (c). I am glad that the amendment has carried the day because we were 27. I know that previously, if we did not attain the magic number of 24, the amendment would have died and yet S.O. No.68 (2) (c) is very clear, that the matter is carried only if it is supported by a majority of all delegations. I am seeking your clarification on why we came up with the magic number of 24 when our S.O. No.68 (2) (c) is very clear that the matter is carried only if it is supported by a majority of the delegations. I want to believe that this is prerequisite because if you insist on 24, then we should not take the vote unless we have 24 delegations present in the House, but I have seen us take a vote when we have less than 24 delegations and the Motions fail."
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