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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Keter",
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        "legal_name": "Charles Cheruiyot Keter",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. May I concentrate on the issue on whether we have to have 24 Members for the vote to be called or not. The Constitution under Article 121 states clearly that the quorum for this House is 15 Members. The other issue which arises is whether to approve the Bill or the Motion when there is a minimum number of Members. Therefore, the argument on whether there should be a minimum of 24 Members before calling the vote is wrong. If there are 24 or 26 Members for the Bill to be passed, there should be a simple majority which in this case should not be half of the 24. We have been appealing to both sides of the House to be present in order to avoid losing the Motions or Bills. We have never anticipated a situation where we want to lose it. In this case, to overturn a Presidential Memorandum, we need 32 Members. If we do not attain that and we have a minimum of 15 Members, do we need, therefore, to have 24 Members? There can be 16 Members present and they can vote. They would not have attained the 32 threshold requirement, but they have the minimum number to transact the business of the House. Another scenario is where there are 24 or 25 Members present and all of them vote against the Presidential Memorandum. Do we, therefore, lose the Memorandum? There are issues which the lawyers ought to help us so that we can move the House as per the prayers of the Senate Minority Leader. My understanding is if we have a minimum of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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