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    "id": 868254,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "of his reservations. Hon. Members, Standing Order No. 154 requires the National Assembly to consider the President’s reservations within 21 days. In this regard, the Memorandum of His Excellency the President now stands committed to the Departmental Committee on Health for consideration. The Committee should table its report by 28th February 2019 to enable the House to conclude with the Bill within the stipulated timelines. May I, at this point, remind the House of the Speaker’s Communication delivered on 28th July 2015 concerning the consideration of the President’s reservations to a Bill and amendments thereto. I particularly draw your attention to my guidance, that the voting threshold for the passage of amendments proposed by a Committee or an individual Member that have the effect of fully accommodating the President’s reservations is a simple majority as contemplated under Article 122 (1) of the Constitution as read together with Article 115(2)(a). On the other hand, an amendment that does not fully accommodate the President’s reservations, or indeed, one that has the effect of total override of the President’s reservations, including negating his proposed text, would require a two-thirds voting threshold to be passed in keeping with the provisions of Article 115(4) of the Constitution. I wish to further reiterate to the House that only the specific sections of the Bill that have reservations will be considered. I now direct the Clerk to circulate the Memorandum from the President to all Members so that they can familiarise themselves with its contents. I thank you! Next Order!"
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