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    "id": 1059869,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you may be aware, the Business Laws (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.50 of 2020) was published vide Kenya Gazette Supplement No.228 of 14th December 2020, to effect various amendments to 10 statutes. The Bill, which is sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, was read a First Time on 22nd December 2020. It was, thereafter, referred to various departmental committees for consideration in accordance with their respective mandates, with the lead Committee being the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, as indicated in my Communication of 9th February 2021. I wish to notify you that I have received a request from the Leader of the Majority Party dated 16th March 2021, seeking my consent for the withdrawal of proposed amendments to the following two statutes as contained in the Bill: (1) The National Construction Authority Act (No.41 of 2011); and (2) The Land Registration Act (No.3 of 2012). In his request, the Leader of the Majority Party indicates that, following consultations with the Executive and the urgent need to expedite consideration of the Bill, he wishes to withdraw the proposed amendments relating to the aforementioned two statutes, so as to ensure that the Bill no longer concerns county governments. Following our usual consultations, the Speaker of the Senate had on 5th January 2021 indicated that the Bill is one that concerns county governments and, therefore, will require to be considered by the Senate after passage by the National Assembly, in terms of Article 110(4) of the Constitution. Thereafter, in another letter dated 16th March 2021, the Speaker of the Senate indicated that, if the aforementioned provisions are withdrawn from the Bill, it would no longer concern county governments and, therefore, be considered and enacted by the National Assembly alone, in terms of Article 109(3) of the Constitution. It is on that basis that I have acceded to the request of the Leader of the Majority Party, which implies that the Bill will now proceed as though the withdrawn sections were not part of it. 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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