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    "content": "I heard Hon. Jimmy Angwenyi talk about certain froth that he takes. He made a very valid point about certain beverages that he takes. He is making a plea that we should not make these others too expensive. That was a reasonable plea. So, Hon. Members, so that we do not spend too much time, I will use the provisions of both our Standing Order No.154 and No.1. I am aware that the point raised by the Leader of the Majority Party is a valid one. In terms of our Standing Order No.154, today was the last day for us to consider this Memorandum. In order to accommodate those of you who may have been fatigued and never made it to the House this afternoon--- It is fair because Members do their representative role in many ways. I can see Hon. Ken Obura, the Member for Kisumu Central nodding in appreciation that he has now come back. In order to accommodate those of you that, indeed, listened to the plea by Hon. Dalmas Otieno, I will direct that once I put this Question, if it is carried, then this business will have to be disposed of tomorrow in the afternoon by you, Members, coming in their droves and ensuring that they raise not less than 233 in support of the veto. If we want to appreciate constitutionalism, if constitutionalism has to have meaning, we must live by it. So, Hon. Members, I am listening to the pleas of many of you. Hon. Nyenze, I am not going to set aside this ruling. It will remain because it is constitutional. I will give the Committee and the House that window of opportunity to try and raise two-thirds of Members of the National Assembly and not two-thirds of the Members as proposed by Hon. Wamalwa. That is 233 Members. Remember, in the last paragraph of my ruling, I stated that:- “1. In submitting his reservations on a Bill to the House, the President is not prohibited from including his preferred text on the particular clause, section, subsection, and paragraph of the Bill. 2. Just like amendments to Bills, the text proposed by the President on a Bill need not be subjected to the other stages subjected to a Bill upon publication - that is publication, First Reading, Second Reading and Third Reading. 3. That any Committee or Member of the House is free to propose further amendment to the Presidential recommendations so long as such amendments have the effect of fully accommodating the President’s reservations. The voting threshold for the passage of such amendments or, indeed, the proposals made by the President is a simple majority as contemplated by Article 121 of the Constitution. Any other proposed amendment that 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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