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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Pogishio",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority leader",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.52, I hereby present to the Senate the status of the business of the House. As you are aware, today is the last sitting day pursuant to the Senate Calendar adopted on Tuesday 16th February, 2021. At the rise of the House today, the Senate will proceed on recess until Tuesday, 8th February, 2022. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with respect to business, the Senate in compliance with the judgement of the High Court in Petition No.284 of 2019, issued on 20th October, 2020 has published 73 Bills. Out of these Bills, three have been assented to, 16 are pending consideration by the National Assembly while 23 other Bills are at the Second Reading stage, five of which have been listed in today‘s Order Paper from Order No. 12 to 16, which are awaiting division. Ten Bills are scheduled for the Committee of the Whole Stage, six of which have been listed on the Order Paper from Order No.17 to 22 and a further 23 Bills undergoing concurrence processes pursuant to Article 123 of the Constitution. I urge all Senators to avail themselves this afternoon for the Bills at division stage and those that at the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sure that we all appreciate and recognize the importance of petitions as legislative tools to undertake our mandate of oversight and representation. The public continues to place great importance in this too and as evidenced by the number of petitions that the Senate continues to receive. I would like to bring to the attention the Senate a total of 138 Petitions have been submitted since the beginning of the parliamentary term out of which 87 reports have been tabled by the respective committees."
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