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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "The Hon. Members upstanding at the Bar may take the nearest available seats. Hon. Members, of note, the House passed the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2022 on 1st December 2022. I wish to inform the House that during the recess, the Senate considered and passed the Bill in the form it was passed by this House. The law was subsequently assented to by His Excellency the President on 23rd January 2023 and is now in operation. It is my earnest expectation that the House will build on the gains made in the First Session, rise to the occasion and transact as much business as possible in the greater interest of the Kenyan people. I urge you to do this especially in light of the priority business already before us in this part of the Session, being the Supplementary Estimates for the Financial Year 2022/2023, the upcoming 2023 Budget Policy Statement and the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy. These and other budget-related matters will remain at the top of our agenda between now and June 2023. Hon. Members, as we commence the Second Session, I wish to bring to the attention of the House that, going by the Standing Orders and practices of the House, certain business that was not dispensed with at the end of the last Session has now lapsed. For greater clarity, the business that lapsed include all Motions, Requests for Statements and Questions. To this end, any Committee or individual Member wishing to re-introduce lapsed business is advised to do so using the usual procedure. Members who may not be clear on the procedure are advised to visit the Table Office for assistance. I hasten to clarify that the lapsing of business does not apply to Public Petitions and Bills, the consideration of which shall resume from the point at which they had reached at the end of the First Session. I also wish to draw the attention of the House to the fact that the term of certain sessional committees has come to an end and, therefore, they ought to be reconstituted. They include the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Committee and the Select Committee on Members' Services and Facilities. The Committee on Selection is, therefore, urged to expedite the process of nominating Members to serve in the said Committees, for approval by the House. Finally, Hon. Members, as we embark on the legislative agenda for the Second Session, I wish you success, individually as Members and collectively as a House. I thank you."
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