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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you may also recall, the Business Laws (Amendment)(No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 50 of 2020) was published on 14th December 2020 and read the First Time during the Special Sitting of the House on 22nd December 2020. The Bill, which is sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, seeks to make amendments to various statutes which do not warrant the publication of separate Bills to facilitate ease of doing business in Kenya. Hon. Members, the Bill proposes amendments to 10 statutes. In accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 127, the said omnibus Bill has been referred to the various relevant Departmental Committees for consideration and public participation. I wish to clarify that the Committees shall consider the Bill in the following manner: (1) The Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs will deal with the provisions of the Bill touching on the following laws: (a) The Law of Contract Act (Cap. 23 of the Laws of Kenya) (b) The Companies Act (No. 17 of 2015); (c) The Insolvency Act (No. 18 of 2015); and (d) The Small Claims Court Act (No. 2 of 2016). (2) The Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare will deal with the provisions of the Bill touching on the following laws: (a) The Industrial Training Act (Cap. 237 of the Laws of Kenya); and (b) The National Social Security Fund Act (No. 45 of 2013). (3) The Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning will consider the provisions of the Bill proposing to amend the Stamp Duty Act (Cap. 480 of the Laws of Kenya). (4) The Departmental Committee on Health will consider the provisions of the Bill proposing to amend the National Hospital Insurance Fund Act (No. 9 of 1998). (5) The Departmental Committee on Lands will consider the provisions of the Bill proposing to amend the Land Registration Act (No. 3 of 2012). (6) The Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing will consider the provisions of the Bill proposing to amend the National Construction Authority Act (No. 41 of 2011). Hon. Members, the cited Committees should facilitate public participation as they consider their relevant portions of the Bill, following which they should file their respective Reports with the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs which I have appointed to be the lead Committee on the Bill. The lead Committee is thereafter expected to table the Consolidated Report in the House prior to commencement of the Second Reading on the Bill. The House is accordingly guided. I thank you, Hon. Members. Next Order."
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