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    "id": 993919,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/993919/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Nyamunga",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Speaker",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 738,
        "legal_name": "Rose Nyamunga Ogendo",
        "slug": "rose-nyamunga-ogendo"
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    "content": "(4) “The procedure for electing a Deputy Speaker shall with necessary modifications be the same as that prescribed for the election of the Speaker.” Hon. Senators, in order to proceed with the process of election of the Deputy Speaker, Standing Order No.5 - Nomination of Candidates as read together with Standing Order No.13(4) requires- (1) The Clerk, by notice in the Gazette, to notify and invite interested persons to submit their nomination papers for the election to the office of Deputy Speaker of the Senate. (2) The names of candidates for election to the office of Deputy Speaker to be entered upon nomination papers obtained from the Clerk and handed back to the Clerk at least 48 hours before the time appointed at which the Senate is to meet to elect a Deputy Speaker. (3) The nomination papers of a candidate to be accompanied by the names and signatures of two Senators who support the candidate and a declaration by them that the candidate is willing to serve as a Deputy Speaker. (4) The Clerk to maintain a register showing the date and time when each candidate’s nomination papers were received. (5) The Clerk, upon the close of the nomination period, to – (a) Publicize and make available to all Senators a list showing all qualified candidates and (b) Make available to all Senators copies of the Curriculum Vitae (CV) of the qualified candidates. (6) The Clerk, at least two hours before the meeting of the Senate to elect a Deputy Speaker, to prepare ballot papers upon which shall be shown the names of all candidates validly nominated. Further, Standing Orders No.6 and 7 as read together with standing order No. 13(2) and 14 require- (i) The Speaker to preside over the election of the Deputy Speaker. (ii) The election of Deputy Speaker to be by secret ballot. (iii) The Clerk to display an empty and unlocked ballot box and thereafter, lock it in the presence of the Senate. (a) The Clerk to issue a ballot paper to each Senator in order of precedence and (b) The Clerk at the end of the voting to count and report the result of the ballot to the Speaker who shall declare the results. Hon. Senators, Standing Order, No.7(1) requires the person elected Deputy Speaker to have been supported in the ballot by the votes of two thirds of all the Senators. Additionally, Standing Order No.7(2) requires that- “If no candidate is supported by the vote of two thirds of all the Senators, a fresh election shall be held and in that election, the only candidates shall be- (1) The candidate or candidates who received the highest number of votes in the ballot referred to in paragraph (1). (2) The candidate or candidates who in that ballot received the next highest number of votes. 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."
}