Maybe, but the way Ngunjiri was wailing that he was "willing" but for mean old Maraga made me wonder: what difference would it have made? He seemed to believe things would have been different if they were 7. They probably think they could have swayed Smokin if they presented a 50/50 split. If those news reports are true that Smokin was the undecided. I just think it would be an easy route to take to avoid powerful enemies in a situation where you didn't want to look bad in front of your colleagues on the bench. Rather than nullify, you "abstain". Cheeky but I have no way of knowing the pressures these guys go through among other things.