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    "id": 1415763,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "House on a Bill is inconsequential to the legislative processes to the extent that what is ordinarily debated is the Bill and not the report. I take it that Hon. Oundo advanced the said argument oblivious of the fact that committees interface the House with the public, hence actualising the provisions of Article 118 of the Constitution on public participation. It is not possible for this House to engage in participation. We do it through committees. It is for that purpose that Standing Order 127 is couched in mandatory terms, as follows: ‘127(3) The Departmental Committee to which a Bill is committed shall facilitate public participation on the Bill through an appropriate mechanism, including— (a) inviting submission of memoranda; (b) holding public hearings; (c) consulting relevant stakeholders in a sector; and, (d) consulting experts on technical subjects. (3A) The Departmental Committee shall take into account the views and recommendations of the public under paragraph (3) in its report to the House.’"
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