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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I ask you to use your discretion at times when you are seated in that Chair and excuse some of us. There is something called selective amnesia. With all due respect, we may also as well excuse people for having not heard properly either by design or they may have serious issues with their ears due to advanced age or any other ailment. I heard the hon. Senator from Laikipia County very well. To me, Sen. Madzayo is reading the Constitution selectively and in a manner that is meant to mislead this country and we cannot allow him to get away with it. I invite him specifically to look at the provisions of Article 138 (1). It is about the procedure of a Presidential election. Article 138 (1) says:- “If only one candidate for President is nominated the candidate shall be declared elected.” This means that whoever you engage or whether you will not participate on the 26th of October, 2017 in the presidential elections and as long as the IEBC has opened up a space for people to apply for candidates for presidency, it does not matter whether you"
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