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"content": "remembering that, in the end, whenever there is a court dispute between the Houses, it shall never be a question of which House won, but rather – how did Wanjiku lose? Consequently, with the citizenry in mind, as Parliament, we must, therefore, always find ways of amicably settling our disputes outside the courts. To this end, I will continue engaging my distinguished colleague and counter-part in the Senate with a view of unlocking any impasse that may arise in the legislative processes. Hon. Members, in summary, following the decision of the Court of Appeal, my guidance is as follows: (i) THAT, the Leader of the Majority Party, or the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives, re-introduces a Bill for an Act of Parliament to amend the Sacco Societies Act as contemplated in the Sacco Societies (Amendment) Act, No. 16 of 2018 which was declared unconstitutional by the Court of Appeal, for expeditious reconsideration by the House. To ensure expedited processing of the said Bill by the House, the re-published Bill is not to contain any matters outside the impugned Act. (ii) THAT, in respect of the amendments made to sections 3 and 4 of the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority Act as contained in the Health Laws (Amendment)Act, No. 5 of 2019, the Departmental Committee on Health does consider proposing the amendments to the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 at the Committee Stage for consideration by the House. (iii) THAT, the Bills which, after passage by this House and referral to the Senate, were stopped from proceeding at the Senate be re-sent to the Senate for its consideration and decision in light of the interim orders given by the Appellate Court on 2nd February, 2021 and the final orders given on 19th November, 2021. This includes the Kenya National Library Service Bill, 2020, the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (No.3) Bill, 2019, the Public Service (Values and Principles) (Amendment) Bill, 2019, the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill, 2020, and the National Youth Council (Amendment) Bill, 2019. (iv) THAT, as part of the on-going end-term review of the Standing Orders, the Procedure and House Rules Committee undertakes a review of Standing Order 121 and 143 with a view of aligning the provisions with the Constitution as guided by the Appellate Court. In the meantime, we will be guided by the text of the Judgment of the Appellate Court. (v) THAT, with respect to the Orders of the Court of Appeal regarding the Cross-Petition (No. 284 of 2019) by the National Assembly, in which the National Assembly sought about 16 Declaratory Orders against the Senate, I will be giving directions to the Clerk of the National Assembly and our Counsel on how to proceed to implement the Order of the Court of Appeal. The House is accordingly informed and guided. I thank you, Hon. Members."
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