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"content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform Sen. Kihika and consequently the House that the communication from our party, which is now public because it came to Parliament, was made elsewhere. It is important for the House to know that the Speaker communicated that 20 Senators allegedly participated in the signing of that ouster document. Out of 20 Senators, one is an independent. When the Speaker retires to give his ruling, we will be keen to listen to it because we do not want to criticize him here. He promised to give a longer ruling in keeping with the Standing Orders, the way he did last time in the situation of Sen. Orengo and Sen. Wetangula. It will be useful for the House to know in what circumstances does an independent Senator become part and parcel of a signing of an ouster document of Members of a political party. The ruling should be in line with Standing Order 19. If there were only 19 Senators who signed, you will understand. Assuming even that the coalition between Jubilee and KANU is valid, we would then be 38 Members on the Majority side who are in three political parties; that is Jubilee, Party of Development and Reforms (PDR) and KANU. This means that 20 signatures of Members of the coalition must sign to oust anybody. So, I will be interested if your office will give clarification and the circumstance where an independent becomes a Member of a political party. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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