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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "House and is therefore somewhat relaxed. This is attributable to less business emanating from the Executive or Committees for consideration by the House. Once the Cabinet and the Principal Secretaries are fully in place, the Calendar of the House becomes crowded with majority and minority party businesses. Hon. Members, I also wish to bring to the attention of the House that, going by our practices and our Standing Orders, all business that was not concluded at the end of the last Parliament has lapsed. However, in its wisdom, the 12th Parliament amended the Standing Orders to save certain business from part of the pre-legislative processes. In particular, the House amended Standing Order 114A (1)(c) and (d) to exempt certain Bills from pre-publication scrutiny upon their lapsing to allow Members to re-introduce the Bills, if they so wish. Hon. Members, for clarity, Standing Order 114A (1)(c) and (d) states as follows: “Speaker to exempt certain legislative proposals 114A. (1) The Speaker may exempt a legislative proposal from the provisions of Standing Order 114 (Introduction of Bills) if the proposal— (c) is identical to a proposal that was passed by the House but lapsed at the expiry of the term of the preceding Parliament; or (d) was introduced by the same Member and read a Second time but lapsed at the expiry of the term of the preceding Parliament.” In this regard, Hon. Members, the House provided a window that allows expedited re- introduction of Bills. The first category relates to expedited re-introduction of Bills that were passed by the House in the last Parliament but lapsed in the Senate. The second category allows consideration of Bills which had gone beyond second reading. Hon. Members, under the new procedure, these Bills can now be re-published in the same form as initially passed by the House and are exempted from pre-publication scrutiny. In this regard, the Bills which may benefit from expedited re-introduction under the first category are as follows: 1. The Livestock and Livestock Products Marketing Board Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2019), which was sponsored by the Member for Mandera North, the Hon. Bashir Abdullahi, MP; 2. The National Youth Council (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.8 of 2019), which was sponsored by former Nominated Member, the Hon. Gideon Keter; 3. The National Disaster Management Authority Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2019), which was sponsored by the Member for Kikuyu, the Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, MP; 4. The Public Service (Values and Principles) (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.17 of 2019) and the Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.57 of 2019), which were initially sponsored by the then Member for Wundanyi, the Hon. Andrew Mwadime; 5. The Equalization Fund Bill (National Assembly Bill No.23 of 2019), which was sponsored by the Member for Tiaty, the Hon. Kassait Kamket, MP; 6. The Crops (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.25 of 2019), which was sponsored by the Member for Matuga, the Hon. Tandaza Kassim Sawa, MP; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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