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    "id": 1203587,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1203587/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kingi",
    "speaker_title": "The Speaker",
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    "content": " Hon. Senators, as regards to the business before the House this afternoon, the Senate will consider the names of the Senators to serve in the Senate Business Committee (SBC). The Committee is charged with the responsibility of – (1) Preparing and if necessary, adjust the Senate Calendar with approval of the Senate. (2) Monitoring and overseeing the implementation of Senate Business and programs including the legislative programs. (3) Implementation of the Standing Orders respecting the scheduling or programming of the business of the Senate and the functioning of its’ Committees. (4) Taking decisions and issuing directives and guidelines to prioritize or postpone any business of the Senate in consultation with the Speaker. (5) Considering such matters, as may from time to time arise, in connection with the Business of the Senate, and shall have and perform such powers and functions as are conferred on and ascribed to it by the Standing Orders or by the Senate. Standing Order No. 199(2), on the approval of nomination of Senators to serve in the Select Committees provides as follows: - “Whenever Motion for approval of list under Paragraph one is moved in the Senate, no objection against the proposed membership of a Senator in a Select Committee shall be permitted, and objections if any, shall be formulated against the proposed membership as a whole.” The import of this Standing Order is that amendments to the Motion appearing at Order No. 8, in today’s Order Paper, to omit the name of a Senator or replace the name of a Senator with another are not permitted. I thank you. Next Order, please."
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