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    "id": 994749,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Lusaka",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, as you may recall, on Tuesday, 26th May 2020, I directed that the election of the Deputy Speaker of the Senate will take place today, Tuesday, 2nd, June 2020 at 2.30 p.m. I also indicated in the communication that certain processes and procedures leading to the election of a Deputy Speaker were required to be completed in order for the Senate to proceed with the election. I will now detail each of the process and the procedures and the manner in which the Standing Orders have been complied with. Standing Order No. 5 required the Clerk by notice in the gazette to notify and invite interested persons to submit their nomination papers for election to the office of the Deputy Speaker of the Senate. I would like to inform you that vide Gazette Notice No.3699, dated 26th May 2020, the Clerk notified and invited interested persons to submit their nomination papers to the Office of the Deputy Speaker. The nomination papers of a candidate were required 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. Hon. Senators, as per the gazette notice issued by the Clerk, candidates were required to pick nomination papers from the Office of the Clerk of the Senate on 1st Floor, Main Parliament Buildings, Nairobi, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., commencing on Wednesday, 27th May 2020 and ending on Thursday, 28th May, 2020. Completed nomination papers, together with the curriculum vitae of each candidate and the relevant supporting documents were to be returned to the same office of the Clerk not later than 3.00 p.m. on Friday 29th May 2020. Standing Order No. 5(4) requires that the Clerk shall maintain a register in which shall be shown the date and time when each candidate’s nomination papers were received. I hereby confirm that the Clerk of the Senate has maintained a register in accordance with that requirement of Standing Order No. 5(4). Hon. Senators, I wish to report for the benefit of the House that six Senators collected nomination papers from the Office of the Clerk. These were – (i)Sen. Charles Reubenson Kibiru, MP (ii)Sen. Millicent Nyaboke Omanga, MP (iii)Sen. Stewart Mwachiru Madzayo, MP (iv)Sen. (Prof) Margaret Jepkoech Kamar, MP (v)Sen. Isaac Maigwa Mwaura, MP (vi)Sen. Judith Ramaita Pareno, MP. One Senator, namely, Sen. Millicent Nyaboke Omanga, did not return her nomination papers. Standing Order No. 5(5) requires that- “Immediately upon the close of the nomination period provided for in paragraph (2), the Clerk shall- 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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