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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members I have a Communication on the consideration of the Privatisation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.22 of 2023). Hon. Members, you will recall that during the afternoon Sitting of Tuesday, 13th June 2023, the Minority Whip, Hon. Junet Mohammed, CBS, MP, rose on a point of order and sought the indulgence of the Chair on the manner in which the Privatisation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.22 of 2023) should be considered by the committees of the House. The Hon. Minority Whip was of the view that public participation to be conducted on the Bill, which I referred to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, ought to be done jointly with the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. I undertook to provide some direction on this. The Privatisation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.22 of 2023) was published on 24th May 2023 and sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah, MGH, MP. The principal objective of the Bill is to provide a revised regulatory framework for the privatisation of public entities to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of Kenya’s productive resources. The Bill further seeks to provide for the coordination and oversight of privatisation matters. Standing Order 216 establishes the departmental committees of the House and assigns them specific functions. Paragraph 5(c) of the Standing Order expressly provides that the Departmental Committee shall study and review all legislation referred to it. Additionally, Standing Order 127(1) provides that a Bill, having been read a First Time, shall stand committed to the relevant departmental committee. As such, Standing Order 127 as read together with Standing Order 216(5) requires the committal of a Bill for scrutiny and conduct of public participation to a departmental committee by default. This is primarily informed by the sector-specific and subject matter mandate assigned to each departmental committee by Standing Order 216(5) (c) and the Second Schedule to the Standing Orders. Nevertheless, Hon. Members, the House has established exceptions to this rule through precedent and practice. The Speaker has referred Bills to select committees of the House for scrutiny in specific instances. A case in point is the practice of the House of referring any proposal to amend the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) to 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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