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    "content": "Hon. Members, before we commence Second Reading of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2020), and the Committee of the whole House on the Bill, I wish to draw your attention to Notice No. I on page 1197 of the Supplementary Order Paper. You will realise that there are two categories of parts of the Bill that have been withdrawn. The first category relates to parts withdrawn following joint resolution of the Speakers of the Houses of Parliament under Article 110(3) of the Constitution. These consist of all provisions proposing to amend the following Statutes as contained in the Bill: (a) The Housing Act (Cap. 117); (b) The Basic Education Act, 2013 (No. 14 of 2013); (c) The Political Parties Act 2011 (No. 11 of 2011); and, (d) The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 (No. 33 of 2015). Hon. Members, the second category refers to parts withdrawn by the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party on 15th July 30th July and 28th August 2020, with the Hon. Speaker’s consent, as contained in the Notice. This means that all the 14 provisions, as listed in the Order Paper, have been withdrawn and will not be considered at all by the House. I have also received representation in my Chambers regarding proposed amendments to the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers) Act, 2015. The proposals contained in the original Bill were intended to provide for the administration of other benefits - Not pension - entitled to retired Speakers of Parliament, the Chief Justice and Deputy Chief Justice and to factor such benefits in the respective estimates of the Parliamentary Service and the Judiciary. Hon. Members, whereas that was the intent of the initial proposal as published in the Bill, my attention has been drawn to a proposed amendment by the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning relating to the inclusion of pension and other benefits for retired Deputy Speakers. However noble the aim of the Committee was in its proposal, the recent court ruling on the matter of Nairobi High Court Petition Number 284/2019 as consolidated with Nairobi High Court Petition Number 353/2019: The Senate of the Republic of Kenya and Others versus the 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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