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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, having taken cognisance of the urgency of the business so specified in the letter by the Leader of the Majority Party, I acceded to the request to convene Special Sittings today, Wednesday, 19th May 2021 commencing at 10.00am for the Morning Sitting and at 2.30 p.m. in the case of the Afternoon Sitting, for purposes of - a) Tabling of the Report of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on the Vetting of the Nominee for Appointment to the Position of Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya; b) Tabling of any other Papers with statutory timelines; and, c) Transaction of the following business- (i) Notice of Motion and Consideration of Special Motion for the Approval of Appointment of a Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya. (ii) Consideration of the Reports of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on the following- a) The Exemption from Income Tax for Japanese Companies, Japanese Consultants and Japanese Employees (Legal Notice No.15 of 2021 of 26th February, 2021); b) The Public Finance Management (National Drought Emergency Fund) Regulations, 2021, (Legal Notice No.27 of 2021 of 5th March, 2021); and, c) Exemption from Income Tax for Airlines with Government of Kenya Shareholding of at least 45% and its subsidiaries; (Legal Notice No.27 of 2021 of 17thMarch, 2021). (iii) First Reading of the following Bills, subject to Article 110(3) of the Constitution- a) The Livestock Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.16 of 2021); b) The Irrigation (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2021); c) The Community Groups Registration Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.20 of 2021); and, d) The National Hospital Insurance Fund (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 21 of 2021); (iv) Second Reading of the Public Private Partnerships Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 6 of 2021). (v) Committee of the whole House on– a) The Kenya National Library Service Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 5 of 2020); and, b) The Narcotics, Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Control) (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 27 of 2020). 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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