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"speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
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"content": " This is a very straightforward matter. I do not wish to entertain more points of order. We are in the midst of our vote; we are going to the second vote. I only allowed interlude because Sen. G.G. Kariuki had not signed against his manual voting. The Senate is a House of record and until evidence by way of gazette notice--- as long as there is a Senator representing Nairobi County in this House, there is no legal mechanism that will determine whether somebody is out of office or not. The office of the Speaker is not aware of any provisions of law that would provide opportunity for vacancy on the senatorship for Nairobi. As long as the Senator for Nairobi is in office, there is a proxy to vote. Hon. Senators, I know the Division Bell had been rung, but there is a small procedural hitch. We have the Deputy Speaker who will take over the Chair when the House resumes but he has been locked outside. At my discretion as the Chairperson, I will allow 30 seconds for the Bell to be rung before the next Question to allow him to come in. However, the results of the first Division are as follows:-"
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