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ARTICLE 35: PROCEDURES AT PARTY MEETINGS

35.1. Without prejudice to any provisions hereinbefore, meetings of the various organs of the

Party shall be presided over as provided hereunder:

(a) The National Delegates Conference in accordance with this Constitution shall
be convened and chaired by:

(i) The National Chairperson or;

(ii) In the absence of the National Chairperson, by the first National Deputy
Chairperson, or;

(iii) In the absence of both the National Chairperson and the first National Deputy
Chairperson, by the Second National Deputy Chairperson.

(b) The National Governing Council shall be convened in accordance with this
Constitution and chaired mutatis mutandis as a National Delegates Conference;

(c) The National Executive Council in accordance with this Constitution shall be convened
by the National Chairperson and chaired mutatis mutandis as a National Delegates
Conference.

(d) Sub-Committees of the National Executive Council shall be convened and presided
over by the Chairperson as appointed

(e) The KANU Parliamentary Group meetings shall be convened and presided over by the
National Chairperson.

(f) The National Chairperson shall preside over the National Conference of MCAs
Congress and the Congress of Governors;

(g) Branch, Sub-Branch and Ward meetings shall be convened and presided over by the
Chairperson thereof.

35.2. The person presiding over any meeting of any organ or sub organ of the Party may at

his/her discretion limit the number of persons permitted to speak in favor of or against a
motion. and may exercise such discretions as is in the interest of the Party.

35.3. Resolutions, unless otherwise stated in this Constitution, shall as far as possible be

decided by consensus. PROVIDED where consensus is difficult to obtain, the following

procedure shall apply:

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