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    "id": 1341779,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, as you may be aware, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.60 of 2022 ) was published vide Kenya Gazette Supplement No.199 of 22nd November 2022 to effect various amendments to 58 Statutes. The Bill, which is sponsored by the Leader of the Majority Party, was read a First Time on 8th December 2022. It was thereafter referred to various Departmental Committees for consideration in accordance with their respective mandates, with the lead Committee being the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs as indicated in my Communication of 8th December 2022. The Committees have since laid the Report on the Bill on 11th April 2023. Hon. Members, I wish to notify the House that I have received a request from the Leader of the Majority Party, dated 28th September 2023, seeking my consent for the withdrawal of various proposed amendments contained in the Bill. In the letter, the Leader of the Majority Party is seeking the withdrawal of the proposed amendments to: 1. The Housing Act (Cap. 117); 2. The Water Act, 2016; 3. The Energy Act, 2019; 4. The Copyright Act, 2001; 5. The Scrap Metal Act, 2015; and 6. The Excise Duty Act, 2015. 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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