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    "content": "The other aspect for us to consider is that there is a proposal by hon. Mbadi - which I have just been shown now - to delete the entire Clause 3. It is fair to read and understand what it is that Clause 3 provides. It provides that “Subject to Sections 5(3) and (15), the persons entitled to the benefits conferred by this Act shall be persons who at any time after the 15th January 2008 retire as Prime Minister, Vice-President, Deputy President or Designated State Officers and do not engage in elective politics.” That is Clause 3 of the original Bill – I am assuming that I am reading the original Bill. It is fair to say that this Bill, which I am reading, bears the signature of hon. John Mbadi and is dated 29th Oct 2013. That is the one I am reading. So, what hon. John Mbadi is proposing in his amendment is to delete the entire Clause 3. In our procedures, if there is another amendment whose import is not to delete the entire Clause, that other amendment is dealt with first. If the proposed amendment by hon. John Mbadi is allowed to be debated first, then there will be no anchor for the proposed amendment by the other Member. Procedurally, you deal with the amendment that seeks just to amend and not to delete. Decide one way or the other. If it is defeated, you go to the proposed amendment by hon. John Mbadi because his is to delete the entire clause. That, notwithstanding, whether the first amendment is carried, hon. John Mbadi still retains his right to move his amendment to delete. But I have been shown here another proposed amendment by the Committee."
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