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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you are all aware, this afternoon the House will be taking a vote on the Question for the Second Reading of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.5 of 2018) as required by the dictates of Article 256 of the Constitution. That Article provides that a Bill to amend the Constitution shall be passed by the House if it is supported by not less than two-thirds of all Members of the House at the Second Reading. At the outset, allow me to explain the procedure of voting for the Bill, which should not be confused with the recent vote taken by this House in relation to the President’s Reservations on the Finance Bill, 2018. Indeed, the procedure for considering the President’s Reservations is clearly set out in Article 115 of the Constitution and National Assembly Standing Order 154. Without going into so much detail, the provisions of Article 115 of the Constitution require the House to have a majority of the Members present and voting, as provided for in Article 122 of the Constitution, where the House agrees with the reservations of the President, so long as there is quorum present. In this case, in the least, the permissible number in support of a majority vote is 26 Members, being half of the quorum of the House plus one member, assuming that only a number equal to quorum is present and voting. It is important to note that questions for decision of the House are put in the positive as I have explained before in a number of rulings. Our default The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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