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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Sakaja",
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    "content": "Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. First of all, I want to thank all the Members who have voted in the affirmative and to encourage those who have not. From the point of order raised by Hon. Cecily Mbarire, the Hon. Member for Runyenjes, she has asked for your guidance. It is very clear within our Standing Orders that you either vote “yes”, “no” or abstain. I am persuaded that if the vote has not been done in that manner, this vote is probably defective. This is a vote of great magnitude in this House and because you cannot ascertain how Members have voted--- As part of the leadership of this House, as the leader of the party within the ruling coalition, and the leaders in the Opposition know, it has taken us so much to get these numbers today. We are not sure that we will get these numbers tomorrow or next week. There are Members who voted “no”, but I am confident that their minds have been changed by the fact that they have seen 195 Members voting in the affirmative. We should realise as men in this House that a candle does not lose its light by lighting another candle. We have nothing to lose. Since this vote is defective because there are those present who have neither voted “yes”, “no” nor abstained, we can have - not a re-vote - but the actual vote again at this point. If that vote does not achieve its intended purpose, then you can use the Standing Orders to bring in the vote within five days. Let us not squander this opportunity at this monumental part of country to make history. It is legal because that vote is defective. There are 28 Members who can make history in this House. The vote is defective. Even if they do not make it, the option for a re-vote according to the Standing Orders is still open. It is 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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