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"content": "Hon. Members, permit me now to address the fourth issue concerning the value of a report of a Committee on a Bill to the House during debate at Second Reading of the Bill and at Committee of the whole House."
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"content": "You may recall that while speaking to the matter, the Member for Funyula, Hon. Ojiambo Oundo argued that whenever a Bill is listed in the Order Paper for Second Reading, the said Bill is exclusively what should be before the House for debate and not the Report of the relevant Committee on the Bill. According to Hon. Oundo, a report of a Committee of this 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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"content": "House on a Bill is inconsequential to the legislative processes to the extent that what is ordinarily debated is the Bill and not the report. I take it that Hon. Oundo advanced the said argument oblivious of the fact that committees interface the House with the public, hence actualising the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution on public participation. It is not possible for this House to engage in participation. We do it through committees. It is for that purpose that Standing Order 127 is couched in mandatory terms, as follows: ‘127(3) The Departmental Committee to which a Bill is committed shall facilitate public participation on the Bill through an appropriate mechanism, including— (a) inviting submission of memoranda; (b) holding public hearings; (c) consulting relevant stakeholders in a sector; and, (d) consulting experts on technical subjects. (3A) The Departmental Committee shall take into account the views and recommendations of the public under paragraph (3) in its report to the House.’"
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"content": "In compliance with Standing Order 227, the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs undertook public participation on the Bill and tabled a report thereof. Further, the Committee tabled an Addendum to the Report that addresses emergent issues relating to certain provisions of the Bill. For greater certainty, the initial Report and the Addendum should be read together."
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"content": "(Several Members walked into the Chamber)"
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"content": "Members at the back, take the seats nearest to you."
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"content": "Indeed, Hon. Members, in the 12th Parliament, on 7th July 2021, when addressing the fate of individual Members’ Bills that were pending before various committees of the House, my immediate predecessor observed as follows— “…the importance of having Committee reports on Bills before commencement of Second Reading needs not be over-emphasised. For the information of Members, Committee reports on Bills not only inform and enrich debate on the Bill but also, most importantly, espouse the views and recommendations of the public, which legitimises the legislative process and cushions the House from judicial review for failing to comply with the provisions under Article 118 of the Constitution on Public Access and Participation.”"
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"content": "From the foregoing, and in the face of the express dictates of Standing Order 127, it is generally part of our practice that committee reports on Bills are integral and imperative to the legislative process and the contents therein cannot be wished away as suggested by the Member for Funyula."
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"content": "Hon. Members, this determination leads me to the fifth question, which is whether the amendments proposed by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs would cure any offensive provisions of the Bill. You will note that, based on the views of the public and stakeholders, the Committee has recommended a raft of amendments in its Report. I have already approved those amendments to be brought to the Floor of this House. I have perused the Report and I am satisfied that the Committee’s proposed amendments, if passed by the House, will remedy the inadequacies, if any, contained in the Bill. I, therefore, urge the House to consider the amendments proposed by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs."
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"content": "The purpose of Standing Order 47(3)(b) cited by the Leader of the Minority Party is to avoid an absurd situation where the House debates, votes on and possibly passes an 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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