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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28, this House adjourns until Tuesday, 19th July, 2016 in accordance with the Calendar of the Assembly (Regular Sessions). The House is expected to proceed for a 12 days recess from today. I would like to commend all Hon. Members for their good work during this part of the Fourth Session. Since we resumed from the long recess on 7th June, 2016, we have passed five crucial Bills which are:- The Anti-Doping (Amendment) Bill, 2016 The County Allocation of Revenue Bill The Health Records and Information Management Bill, 2015 The Appropriations Bill The Supplementary Appropriations (No.2) Bill of 2016. We have also passed Sessional Paper No.1/2016 on Government Guarantee on Borrowing for the Construction of the Second Container Terminal Phase II as well as the Motion that requires the national Government to declare cattle rustling a national disaster. Also adopted was the Motion declaring Kamukunji Grounds a protected national monument. The House has debated several Committee reports like the Report on Budget and Appropriations Bill on the Budget Estimates for the National Government, Judiciary and Parliament for the Financial Year 2016/2017. The House debated the Report on the Second Supplementary Estimates for the Year 2015/2016. We have dealt with the Ratification of the East African Community (EAC) Protocol, the vetting of nominees to the Privatisation Commission and Competition Authority. When the House resumes from recess, the HBC last night decided to give upmost priority to the consideration of the Miscellaneous Fees and Levies Bill 2015, the Kenya Defence Forces (Amendment) Bill 2015, the Proceeds of Crime and Anti Money Laundering Bill, 2015 and many other Bills which are at various stages. It is my hope that Members will take this time to join their families and constituents and engage in many issues affecting the people of Kenya. I do not know where Hon. Millie Odhiambo is. She is leaving, but I wanted her to hear this. There was insinuation this afternoon from Members that there was a Kamukunji on the NGCDF versus the Budget and that the Jubilee Coalition went and had a parliamentary group meeting which decided otherwise. First, I want to go on record that Kamukunjis are informal gatherings of Members. They are not anchored in the Standing Orders and they discuss informal matters. It is like Members meeting under the Chair. The Jubilee Coalition had a parliamentary group meeting chaired by its leaders as provided in the Standing Orders. A parliamentary group meeting is a formal meeting in which we even choose the leadership of this House. So, there was nothing illegal that we did. I think CORD decided to have the informal gathering with our Members, but ultimately, we are a coalition that has structures, is solid, believes in the rule of law and respects our leadership. When we talked to our Members on our manifesto on the relationship between the Budget and the NGCDF in a very collective way, our Members were convinced otherwise. So, Hon. Duale has committed no crime that will take him to any court of law or to the International Criminal Court (ICC). So, I only wanted to make that clarification so that Hon. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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