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    "id": 1046914,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, in the exercise of its mandate as provided for under Standing Order No. 171, the House Business Committee has since prioritised the Referendum (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 14 of 2020) sponsored by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I have received representations in my Chambers asking why the House Business Committee arrived at that decision. I have decided to make the facts of the matter known to the House at this earliest opportunity. In this regard, I wish to inform the House that on two occasions towards the end of last Session, the House Business Committee asked the two Committees to retreat, consult and agree on which of the two Bills ought to be accorded priority. However, despite lengthy engagements on the matter, the information availed to the Committee indicated that no agreement was reached. This, therefore, prompted the House Business Committee, as the Committee charged with prioritising business in the House, to offer leadership for purposes of facilitating uninterrupted flow of business of the House with respect to enabling the House to legislate on the process and management of referendum. Hon. Members, in making the determination to give priority to the Bill by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, the House Business Committee was informed by the following: (i) During the First Leadership Retreat of the 12th Parliament that took place in August 2018 in Mombasa, it was agreed that draft bills and legislative proposals emanating from independent offices and constitutional commissions ought to be channeled through the relevant departmental committees of the House and accorded priority. This decision was further affirmed during the Third Leadership Retreat that took place in August last year. It was, therefore, imperative that the House Business Committee respects and upholds the previous resolutions of 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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