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"speaker_name": "Sen. Cheruiyot",
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"content": "Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the nominee for the appointment to the position of non-Member of Parliament Commissioner to the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). The deadline is next week on Tuesday. Members of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee need to conclude on that business. I urge the two Select Committees to consider these matters within the stipulated timelines and table reports thereon by Tuesday, 28th February, 2023. The Order Paper for Wednesday, 1st March, 2023 and for Thursday, 2nd March, 2023, will contain business that will not be concluded on Tuesday, 28th February, 2023, and on Wednesday, 1st March, 2023, respectively, as well as Petitions, Statements and any other business scheduled by the SBC. In terms of Legislative Business, 13 Bills are awaiting the Second Reading stage. Four of these Bills are scheduled in today’s Order Paper at Order Nos.9, 10, 11 and 12. Further, three (3) Bills are undergoing concurrence as contemplated under Article 110(3) of the Constitution. I urge the respective Movers to be available in the Chamber to move these Bills for a smooth transition to the next stage. Aside from the business listed in the Order Paper for today and the ones stated earlier for Tuesday 28th February, 2023, my office is following up on the Joint Committee Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget of the Senate and the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade of the National Assembly on the nominee for appointment to the position of Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). I take this opportunity to request the Select Committee to consider the matters within the stipulated timelines. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must comment at this stage. Some of our Committees seem to not be aware of our legislative provisions and the Parliamentary vetting policy. I have seen many Committees pushing vetting and approval of certain reports to the last day which is not a good way of working. I hope our Committees can be guided by their clerks and the technical office that is here, so that if they are supposed vet and give a report, they should not wait until the 14th day to do public hearings, have Members read and approve the reports on that particular day. That does not give a good show. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope that the Committee Chairpersons present here and secretariat members who assist our Committees can help us out of that behaviour that I see creeping into the Senate. Members of the public continue to show their confidence in the Senate by submitting Petitions on diverse matters. Presently, there are four Petitions before the Senate, one referred to the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation; the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights; and two committed to the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. Appreciating that Petitions are of great importance to the people and that they give the Senate a basis for undertaking its Constitutional roles, we must resist the temptation of converting Petitions to full-blown inquiries that run months on end. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is an important point as well. I urge colleague Senators and Committee Chairpersons that have Petitions before me. A Petititon is meant"
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