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"speaker_title": "Hon. Kanini Kega",
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"content": "During our sitting yesterday, 11th August 2020, the Budget and Appropriations Committee reviewed and considered the said Bills. The Committee, therefore, recommends that these Bills shall not proceed. It is, therefore, clear that the purported passage of these Bills by the Senate is unconstitutional. Let me just highlight a few of those Bills. 1. The County Boundary Bill, 2017. Note the date. It is dead on arrival. 2. The Office of the County Printer Bill, 2018, is also dead. 3. The Food Security Bill, 2017 faces the same fate. 4. The Disaster Risk Management Bill, 2018, faces the same fate. 5. The Public Participation Bill, 2018 faces the same fate. 6. The Treaty Making and Ratification (Amendment) Bill, 2018, is also dead. 7. The Prevention of Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2018, is also dead. 8. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2018, is similarly dead. 9. The County Oversight and Accountability Bill, 2018, is also dead. 10. The Local Content Bill, 2018, faces the same fate. 11. The Natural Resources Benefit Sharing Bill, 2018, is also dead. 12. The Commission on Administrative Justice Bill, 2019, is also dead. Hon. Speaker, the reason I have decided to give this Statement is to make sure that we do not repeat the same mistake. I know right now, the other House is also busy processing Bills of the same nature not considering provisions of Article 109(5) of the Constitution. In this regard, I very humbly urge that the other House should stand guided on their powers and their mandate with regard especially on Article 109(5) that I have talked about. Finally, let me also take this opportunity to assure the Members that we have legislative proposals that have been referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee that my Committee will prioritise, review and consider expeditiously. There are some that we have already received that we have forwarded to the National Treasury. Some we have got reports and I assure this House that we will dispense of those Bills as fast as possible. In conclusion, I would like to urge the Office of the Clerk of the National Assembly to streamline the flow of processing of legislative proposals especially after the technical review is done and also to remove any duplication and undue delays to the processing of legislative proposals in the Committee. I have met many Members who have said that they have Bills that are lying in our Committee. I assure those Members that we will do everything possible to make sure that we dispense of with those legislative proposals and make sure that the process continues seamlessly. Finally, I beseech the other House to clearly and honestly remain on their lane. From where I sit as the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, they are overstepping their mandate. Members of Parliament come from different counties. If a Senator has a Bill that has a money aspect, they can identify a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly who will process it in the National Assembly, follow the due process and then it is referred to the Senate, but the other way round is not going to work. I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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