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    "id": 1133011,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 120, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Sacco Societies (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.55 of 2021) and the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.56 of 2021) from 14 days to six days. Just this morning, this House approved the procedure to be followed for Bills introduced between this evening and the time we come back. The House approved that a Bill can be referred to a committee after three days from the date of publication, if the Speaker deems it priority. The House, having made that decision, indeed, the six days are already beyond the three days. So, these Bills could well have gone to the Committee based on the Motion that we passed, but because these Bills were already here before we had gone, and it is only prudent that we process them specifically in the House by reducing the publication period so that they can be referred to the respective committees, so that the committees can work on them and then we determine how fast we can expedite them. These Bills are critical. One of the Bills that were declared unconstitutional is the Sacco Societies (Amendment) Bill. We are only re-introducing it so that we can conform to the ruling of the Court of Appeal. The Political Parties (Amendment) Bill affects each one of you positively. So, it is important that we process it so that you can be able to give your input to the Committee during the recess period, so that by the time you come to debate it, you will have interacted with it. It affects all of you. I would like us to facilitate the fast-tracking of these two Bills, so that we can move forward. With few remarks, I beg to move and ask my predecessor, Hon. Duale, to second."
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