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    "id": 1085873,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "consolidated report. For example, if there are very many issues that have gone to a specific public officer, then that particular officer who is responsible can have a consolidated report for all these issues and present that consolidated report. The whole idea is really just to create a structure for feedback so that, at the end of the day, we have where to follow up from and by giving a specification on how it should be handled then that helps us to be able to move forward. That is the main part about the collaboration. This amendment Bill also moves on to address something which I think we have experienced in this House recently where we had a Member who, at that time, he was not served, but he was arrested while on his way to Parliament. This amendment clause seeks to reinforce the immunity of the Member of Parliament, especially when they are within the precincts of the House. This has been brought about from the ruling of both the Mboya and the Attorney-General’s High Court’s resolution or a specific sentencing that was done that enabled this provision to be put into place. The High Court, Justice J.M. Mativo and Apollo Mboya versus the Attorney- General and two others in 2018, the High Court declared the provision unconstitutional to the extent that it received service to the process. This particular amendment Bill amends this provision to allow that Members have their immunity when they are within the House. It also protects the members of staff within Parliament. For example, the legal officers cannot be taken in if it is in the line of their duty. That is the other amendment that is also included in this. For example, within the precincts of Parliament while the House is sitting the jurisdiction shall be served, or executed that no process issued by any court in the exercise of its civil jurisdiction shall be served or executed within the precincts of Parliament while the House is sitting, or through the Speaker or any member of staff unless it relates to the attachment of the Member’s salary, or the subject matter relates to the Member exercising their personal duty within that specific scope that is allowed. However, civil court processes should not be done in the precincts of Parliament to allow parliamentarians to do the work that they are expected to do. When this played out, this was already a provision that had already been taken into consideration within this particular Bill. Moving towards the end all this will allow Parliament to conduct its business where it is meant to allow the law to take its business and they will be able to sort out what needs to be happening within the House. Parliament is authorized to receive services on behalf of either House of Parliament or the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), but they will not be culpable because of that reception, because they have specific responsibilities within the House."
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