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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to give the Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization pursuant to Standing Orders 51 (1) (b), for the period from January to April, 2022. From the onset, this one is not on the Statement, I wish - as a Chairman - to complain that this Committee has had a rough time for the last one year, because of lack of quorum. The Committee has only three active Members. So, when we are only three out of nine, the Committee has had problems with quorum and that is why the Committee has performed very poorly. During the period under review, the Committee has held a total of only five sittings, considered two Bills, two Statements and one Petition. The Committee also participated in the Seventh Annual Cycle Leaders Convention that was held on 22nd to 26th February, 2022 in Mombasa County. With regard to the Bills, the Committee considered the following Bills: - During the period under review, the Committee proposed and finalized The Street Vendors, The Protection of Livelihood Bills, (Senate Bill No. 7of 2021). A Report of the Bill was adopted and tabled in the Senate. The Sacco Societies (Amendment Bill) (National Assembly Bill No. 55 of 2021) is sponsored by the Leader of Majority Party. The Bill seeks to amend the Sacco Societies Act (2008) by providing for the usage of ICT in collecting and receiving statutory reports and accurate reporting. It also provides for monitoring and analysis of Sacco’s financial status at any time being the cornerstone of Risk Based Supervision (RBS). The Bill also seeks to realign the definition and roles of the Minister to Cabinet Secretary (CS) and also the responsibility and Office of the Controller of Budget (CoB) as related in the Act to be in line with the Constitution. This is one of the Acts of Parliaments that were nullified by the Court of Appeal, in Civil Appeal No. E084 of 2021, for want of participation by the Senate. The National Assembly has therefore republished the Bill in compliance with the judgement of the court to allow for consideration for both Houses in terms of Article 108(4) of the Constitution. The Committee is currently facilitating public participation to receive submissions from the stakeholders. As of now, Chairman, we have finalised that and I think it will be brought here very soon. Regarding Statements, the Committee considered and process responses to the following Statements: - (a)Statement request on the ban of exports and dealings in scrap metals in Kenya, which was sought by Sen. Cherargei on 1st March, 2022."
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