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    "content": "Hon. Members, allow me to draw your attention to the provisions of Standing Order No.169(1). It says:- “If a member fails to attend four consecutive meetings of a Committee without the written permission of the chairperson of the Committee or the permission of the Speaker, if the member is the chairperson, the member or the chairperson, as the case may be, shall cease to be a Member of that Committee and the matter shall be reported to the Liaison Committee. (2) Upon receipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Liaison Committee shall report the matter to the House for replacement of the Member concerned.” In my view, sending a verbal apology is not enough to discharge the duty imposed by this Standing Order. Committees and the chairs must as a matter of priority, devise practical mechanisms to bring this into effect. I am happy to note that some Committees have already taken measures to comply with this rule. Hon. Members, I am now putting all Members of committees on notice that from now henceforth, any apologies should be in writing and addressed to the chairperson of the Committee. Members who fail to attend four consecutive sittings without written apologies, will by operation of the Standing Order aforesaid, automatically cease to be members of the committee."
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