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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Yes, hon. Members. There are some delegates. The interpretation of this, hon. Members, is that the provisions of Standing Orders become vacant in relation to the provisions of the Constitution. In the consideration of Presidential Memoranda, the Constitution provides for three possible outcomes from Parliament. These are:- (i) Parliament may amend the Bill in the light of the President’s reservations and recommendation. This requires a simple majority of both Houses; (ii) Parliament may pass the Bill a second time without amendment; or, (iii)Parliament may pass the Bill with amendments that do not fully accommodate the President’s reservations and recommendations. The second and third outcomes require a vote supported by at least two-thirds of the Members of the National Assembly and two-thirds of the delegations in the Senate. Having said that, Hon. Members, with regard to the consideration of a Presidential Memorandum on a Bill concerning county governments, I wish to guide as follows:- The President’s Memorandum ought to be submitted to the House that originated the Bill as happens currently. The Presidential Memorandum review process should start in the originating House whereupon it should be read and submitted to the relevant Departmental Committee, if necessary, and thereafter considered in that House in the Committee of the whole House. At this stage, any amendment or total rejection of any of the President’s reservations and recommendations should be subjected to the two-thirds majority requirement. After passage, the Speaker of the originating House should then submit the Presidential Memorandum in its original form and any decision including any amendments or total rejection proposed by that House to the Speaker of the second House. The second House should then consider the Memorandum in its original form together with the decision made by the originating House and, while in the Committee of the whole House, make its own resolution, including amendments or total rejection of the President’s reservations and recommendations. In making the amendments or rejections, the two-thirds majority vote requirement is mandatory. The Speaker of the second House should then convey the decision of the that House to the Speaker of the originating House indicating – a) the decision of the second House on the Presidential Memorandum in its original form; b) the decision of the second House on the amendments or total rejection proposed by the originating House; and, c) any new amendment, or total rejection proposed by the Second House. The originating House will then consider the Presidential Memorandum for a second time only if there are any new amendments or total rejection proposed by the second House. The Speaker of the originating House thereafter conveys the decision of Parliament to the President. Hon. Members, while this considered guidance seeks to clear the lacuna at present experienced in the consideration of Presidential Memoranda to a Bill concerning county governments, a more purposeful consideration of the procedure will soon be developed during the review of our Standing Orders. In the meantime, and in exercise of the provisions of 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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