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    "id": 1126560,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "the exact text as it was originally passed by this House in 2018 for reconsideration in an expeditious manner and forwarding it to the Senate. With respect to the amendments made to Sections 3 and 4 of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act touching on the functions of the Authority as contained in the Health Laws (Amendment) Act, No.5 of 2019, I note that there is presently a Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 at Second Reading. Consequently, the amendments may be proposed to the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 for consideration by the House at the Committee Stage. Subsequently, upon passage, the Bill shall be forwarded to the Senate for consideration also. That way, this House will have discharged its legislative role on the two impugned laws in compliance with the findings and decision of the Appellate Court. Hon. Members, moving on to the other Orders of the Court of Appeal, the Court also made a declaration that the concurrence process envisaged in Article 110(3), only applies to all Bills concerning counties within the meaning of Articles 109 to 114 of the Constitution. Indeed, as you are aware, Article 110(3) of the Constitution provides that before either House considers a Bill, the Speakers of the National Assembly and Senate shall jointly resolve a question as to whether the Bill is one concerning counties and, if it is, whether it is a special or ordinary Bill. This has been a major point of departure between the two Houses and, as you are, indeed, aware, the High Court had made a declaration that all Bills must be subjected to the concurrence process, notwithstanding the distinct legislative mandates of both Houses and the asymmetrical nature of our bicameral Parliament in which each House has distinct mandate with the Senate having limited legislative mandate as, indeed, observed by the Court of Appeal in paragraphs 72 and 73 of its judgment"
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