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    "id": 1028242,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary, Speaker. Just very quickly on the Petitions, I think Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has already mentioned that they are time bound. One of the techniques that some committees use is just to have sub-committees. This is because if you have a committee of about nine Members and you have a sub- committee of about three Members, each is able to fast track consideration of that Petition. Maybe we can encourage some of our committees to do that. Looking at the Order Paper, we had a Motion on Order No.9 which is to help us to use virtual methods. I think that is going to be very critical for us. The reason why I am raising this is because of the issues of the Bills. If you look at Bills from Orders No. 13 up to 21, we have had these on the Order Paper for the last subsequent sittings and maybe we need to find a way to balance. I know Statements also come and they also have their own priority but some of these Bills also have to do with current issues that will lose their momentum if they do not come at the specific time. I know the Pandemic Response and Management Bill has already gone through. This is only one example of a Bill. This is an example of a Bill that is aligned to what is happening in the country. I just urge that we find very ingenious ways of pushing the agenda. We will support the proposals in Motion No. 9 and find mechanisms to do this. I appreciate that we have a lot The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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