text: (1) The High Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine any question 
  
  whether- 
  (a) 
  
  any person has been validly elected as an Elected Member of the National 
  Assembly or the seat of any such Member has become vacant; 
  any person has been validly elected as Speaker of the Assembly or, having 
  been so elected, has vacated the office of Speaker. 
  
  (2) Any question whether any person has been validly elected as a Specially 
  
  Elected Member of the National Assembly or whether the seat of any such Member has 
  become vacant shall be determined by the Speaker. 
  
  (3) Parliament may make provision with respect to- 
  
  the persons who may apply to the High Court for the determination of any 
  question under this section; 
  the circumstances and manner in which the conditions upon which any such 
  application may be made; and 
  the powers, practice and procedure of the High Court in relation to any such 
  application. 
  **70. Clerk of the Assembly**
  
  (a) 
  
  (b) 
  
  (c) 
  
  (1) There shall be a Clerk of the National Assembly and an Assistant Clerk of the 
  
  National Assembly and their offices shall be offices in the public service. 
  
  (2) There shall be such other offices in the department of the Clerk of the 
  Assembly as may be prescribed by resolution of the National Assembly and such offices 
  shall be offices in the public service. 