Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1062834,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1062834/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 484,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
    },
    "content": "resumption of the House, cause the Bill to be read a First Time and the Second Reading may be taken forthwith, or on such other day as the House Business Committee may determine; (ii) Should any statutory instrument be transmitted for tabling before the House during the period, the Speaker shall, following a determination that the statutory instrument is of priority, forthwith refer the statutory instrument to the relevant committee for consideration and cause the statutory instrument to be tabled in the House during its next sitting in accordance with the provisions of Section 11 of the Statutory Instruments Act (No. 3 of 2013); (iii) Should any Paper be transmitted for tabling before the House during the period, the Speaker shall, following a determination that the Paper is of priority, forthwith refer the Paper to the relevant committee for consideration and cause the Paper to be tabled in the House during its next sitting; (iv) Upon submission of the Report of the relevant committee on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, promoted by the Building Bridges Initiative under Article 257 of the Constitution, the Speaker shall forthwith cause the Report to be circulated to all Members (in electronic form) and prioritise Special Sittings of the House convened pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.29 to consider the said Bill in keeping with the requirements of Article 257 of the Constitution; (v) With respect to all public petitions pending before committees, the counting of the 60 days consideration period prescribed under Standing Order No.227(2 ) (committal of petitions) shall cease today and resume when the House next sits in the Fifth Session; and (vi) The Clerk is directed to make necessary arrangements to facilitate virtual meetings of committees and Members are asked to attend and participate in the virtual meetings of committees from their offices within Parliament Buildings as envisaged in the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, 2017, and the Speaker’s Guidelines regarding Conduct of Committee Meetings During the COVID-19 Pandemic period. Hon. Speaker, parts (i), (ii) and (iii) are routine Motions that we normally do whenever we go on recess in terms of processing of Bills, statutory instruments and Papers that are brought here for tabling to ensure that business continues within committees. Under part (iv), we have a matter that is specific to the national engagement that this House has been dealing with on the processing of the Building Bridges Initiative Bill which was referred to this House by the IEBC, on behalf of Kenyans, having taken it through the signature collection process and the counties. Article 257 of the Constitution obligates us to process the Bill expeditiously. As I mentioned earlier, as soon I receive the report of the Joint Committee, I will communicate so that we can come and dispense with that Bill in accordance with the Constitution and allow it to move to the next stage. The import of part (v) on public petitions is that they have a timeline of 60 days during which they must run. We are proposing to put a stop to running of time, so that we do not have all committees seeking to extend time because it ran out during the recess. During the recess, the 60 days’ consideration period will be deemed not to be running and the clock will kick off when we resume. The most important item is under part (vi), where we are proposing to close the Chamber unless called for a specific matter, but we want committees to continue carrying out business. Our Standing orders envisaged a situation where committee work is supposed to be conducted within 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."
}