Leader of Majority Aden Duale has apologised following the chaotic manner in which Members of Parliament conducted themselves during the Thursday special sitting.
According to Duale in a series of tweets on social media he said
I will objectively shed light under Article 115 of the constitution. Those voting “Nay” have the obligation to confirm that they add to 233 (being 2⁄3 rds). However, under the same provision and article 122, those voting “Yes” just need to be 26 (Simple Majority). ~ 1/3
— Hon. Aden Duale (@HonAdenDuale) September 20, 2018
In a voice vote, the only legally known and procedural simple process is to rule that the “Yes” have it so that the “Nays” can vote electronically or by way of being counted (call a roll call vote, popular in the US congress) so that their number of 233 is confirmed. ~ 2/3
— Hon. Aden Duale (@HonAdenDuale) September 20, 2018
Politicians being clever will not agree to do a confirmation vote because:- It produces a physicall list showing who voted; those in “Nays” are not sure they will garner 233. Maneno iko hapo, all the rest ni siasa tupu. ~ 3/3
— Hon. Aden Duale (@HonAdenDuale) September 20, 2018
However, Duale admitted on using tricks to ensure that the memorandum by President Uhuru Kenyatta on the Finance Bill, 2018 was passed.
He further added that said that the members had a better way of using their democratic right to engage in a healthy debate instead of the unfortunate shouting march.