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    "content": "Emphasis is on “without delay” In this regard, it is clear that the draft Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, promoted by the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), has met the threshold required under Article 257(7) of the Constitution for introduction in Parliament. Probably, the only question that would arise at this stage would be two-fold, being: 1. What then follows with respect to the parliamentary processes on the draft Bill? 2. What is the recourse with respect to the unreceived and/or incomplete or inconsistent returns from the county assemblies? Having consulted the Speaker of the Senate, we have resolved to facilitate the Houses of Parliament to commence the process of consideration of the Bill without any delay, in accordance with the requirements of Article 257(7) of the Constitution. We have also agreed that the draft Bill will be forwarded to the Government Printer for publication tomorrow, 26th February 2021, on white paper, as a Bill for introduction in Parliament, so as to pave the way for its processing. Once this is done, we will guide the respective Houses on the rest of the processes after meetings of the respective House Business Committees. We have also resolved that in full recognition of the bicameral nature of our Parliament, and in order to comply with the provisions of Article 257(7) of the Constitution, the Bill will be considered in the Houses of Parliament in a concurrent manner 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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