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    "content": "Hon. Senators, as you are aware, on 29th October, 2020, the High Court delivered a judgment in Constitutional Petition No. 284 of 2019. In the judgement, the High Court issued a number of declarations and issued orders that affected a number of Senate Bills pending before both Houses. In compliance with the Orders, the Senate has republished all Bills for which the resolution contemplated pursuant to Article 110(3), could not be demonstrated. You will also recall that the High Court ordered that “it is mandatory and a condition precedent for any Bill that is published by either House to be subjected to a concurrence process to determine in terms of Article 110 (3) of the Constitution whether the Bill is special or an ordinary Bill” . As at now, a total of 58 Bills have been published. Out of the 58 Bills, 21 are undergoing concurrence pursuant to Article 110(3), 30 are at the Second Reading stage, and three Bills are at the Committee of the Whole stage. One Bill was referred to the National Assembly while three Bills have been assented to. Hon. Senators, you will agree with me that we have a heavy workload and therefore, under pressure to finish the pending Bills within a very limited time to the end of the term of the 12th Parliament. At its meeting held on Tuesday, 6th July, 2021, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) considered a paper on “Proposal for expediting consideration of Senate Bills republished pursuant to High Court Judgment in Constitutional Petition No. 284 of 2019” and resolved that a meeting be convened to apprise Senators on the resultant effects of the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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