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    "id": 754655,
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    "content": "David Ekwee Ethuro - 2 Rameshchandra Govind Gorassia - 0 Kenneth Makelo Lusaka - 40 Farah Maalim - 23 James Ondicho Gesami (Dr.) - 0 Paul Gichuke Ribathi. - 1 Spoilt Vote - 1 Total votes cast - 67 Hon. Senators, Standing Order No.7 (1) provides that: “ A person shall not be elected as Speaker unless supported in a ballot by the votes of two-thirds of all the Senators.” That is, unless supported by the votes of 45 Senators. Hon. Senators, it is clear from this result that none of the candidates met the threshold of 45 votes required under Standing Order No.7(1) to secure an outright first round win. That takes us into the remit of Standing Order No.7(2) which provides that if no candidate is supported by the votes of two-thirds of all the Senators, as has happened, a fresh election shall be held and, in that election, the only candidates shall be:- a) The candidate or candidates who receive the highest number of votes in the ballot referred to in paragraph (1) in this case, Lusaka Kenneth Makelo. b) The candidate or candidates who in that ballot received the next highest number of votes, in this case, Farah Maalim. Before we proceed to fresh election which we will shortly, I will ask that the ballot papers for the first ballot be packed, sealed and placed in the custody of the Clerk"
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