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    "id": 1035219,
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    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: - THAT, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 15 of 2020) be now read a Second Time. The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill of 2020 was published on 3rd June, 2020, under the signature of my predecessor. This is in keeping with the practice of making various amendments to the various laws which ordinarily would not require separate Bills and then they are consolidated within one omnibus Bill. This Bill initially contained 35 or 36 old statutes, several of them have been removed, some earlier and some as late as today. Eventually, we will be considering on a net basis, I believe 23 of the statutes. The Bill was first read on Tuesday 23rd June 2020. Thereafter, it was committed to the various departmental committees for consideration within the respective mandates of the committees, further to your communication of 25th June. In this connection, I wish to commend the nine departmental committees that have been considering this Bill with the lead being taken by our own Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC), the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing, Departmental Committee on Education and Research, Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation, Departmental Committee on Energy and the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives. Generally, all Bills have found their way into JLAC for consolidation. Now, just looking through some of the highlights, the first Bill is the Interpretation and General Provisions. This is more of an editorial issue, to harmonise the definition of “Kenya Defence Forces” in the Act of 2012, to recognise the Attorney-General, who is to administer matters relating to the legal sector. That is more of editorial. In the Records Disposal Act, we are basically empowering the Chief Justice to make rules on disposal of records of Employment and Labour Relations Court. The Penal Code still refers to the Commissioner of Police. We have since moved on with the Inspector-General of Police, so it is a nomenclature. On the Public Holidays Act, Members, you remember that what we used to celebrate on 10th October has since been renamed “ Utamaduni Day”. Hence it is just to rename that day and recognise the change where people are supposed to be looking at cultural issues and reflecting on how to help one another and the country. 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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