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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Imanyara",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second this Motion. In doing so, I want to thank you as the Chair of the Committee for the leadership you have shown not only in the setting up of precedence and rules that govern the conduct of business in this House, but also for interpreting those rules setting ground for future conduct that would be of tremendous help to those who sit in your Chair after you and those who will sit in the Chair of the Senate speakership. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the Mover has said, these amendments were brought as a result of the need to comply with the provisions of the new Constitution. Even before the new Constitution came into operation, hon. Members will recall that four years ago, again at your instance we had very comprehensive amendments to the Standing Orders that not only brought in the live broadcast, but in many ways changed the manner in which we do business in this House. That also enabled this House to carry forward business that was unfinished during the previous period as well as setting up procedures for the budget allocation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, given that in the next Parliament, Members of Parliament would not be Ministers, it was essential to provide detailed and extensive provisions that would govern the conduct between the Executive and the Legislature. That is a role that has been captured in these two sets of rules that we have been taken through by the Mover. I do not wish to say too much, except that in the Senate, you see that in the joint committees that we are introducing, there is an important new committee that has been proposed, that is, the Joint Intelligence Committee that has been informed by the need to conduct our affairs on the basis of understanding the national security. Members will note that in the proposed Joint Intelligence Committee, Members who sit in the Committee and also the Clerks will be required to take a special oath of secrecy and also to undergo a vetting process. These are issues that have arisen, that is the practical reality that has to arise as a result of the security challenges this country has faced. These are all reflected in this report. The purpose of the joint rules is to enable the orderly conduct of business when the two Houses are sitting as one. So, because all these have been set out very clearly and comprehensively, I am privileged, indeed, to second this Motion and I do second it."
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