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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Order! I was actually going to stop this matter by allowing the Minister to respond to those points of order. Member for Garsen Constituency, with the utmost respect, I would otherwise accommodate you under normal circumstances as a matter of course. Hon. Members, these will be my directions. What is before the House is a Procedural Motion brought by the Leader of Government Business pursuant to and under the provisions of Standing Order No.107 which pertains to publication of the Bill. The publication period is provided under Standing Order in respect to different categories of Bills namely, constitutional Bills and ordinary Bills. The periods are given there. The only way that the provisions of Standing Order No.107 can be varied is with leave of the House which is granted out of a Motion such as this. So, what is before the House is the Procedural Motion which normally this House would treat largely as a formality so that business is not brought before the House prematurely. Hon. Member for Kimilili as well as the Member for Ikolomani and Member for Kisumu Town West are concerned about the content of the Bills that are intended to be brought before the House. The Bills in respect of which publication period is sought to be reduced from what is provided in the law to a lesser period; the lesser period being from 14 to five days. That is what I understand you to be doing. It is clear in my mind. So, the arguments as to the substance, the content of those Bills, their being constitutional or otherwise, would at this point be anticipatory because those Bills are not yet before the House. Until such time that they are before the House and being moved, these arguments are anticipatory. In those circumstances, I rule that the Minister is in order to proceed with the Motion under Order No.8. However, these arguments, obviously, will have every legitimacy and they will have a right to be canvassed and processed to a point where the Speaker or whoever will be presiding will make a finding as to whether or not they are in consonance with the provisions of the Constitution, including Article 59. So, this is not the time to do so. So, I direct and rule. Mr. Minister, you may proceed."
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