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    "id": 407304,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at Standing Order No.127(5), it says: “If for any reason, at the commencement of the Second Reading the report of the Committee has not been presented, the Committee concerned shall report progress to the House and the failure to present the report shall be noted by the Liaison Committee for necessary action.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that has not happened in the case of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs; in any case you will note that even the referral period of this Bill was reduced substantially; we reduced it from 21 days, as provided for, to 14 days. Considering that this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is amending 49 statutes that required various committees to be listened to as well, the Committee was not expected to perform a miracle and look at 49 statutes within 14 days. I will be looking forward to your ruling as to whether the fact that this Committee has not reported progress, makes it procedural for this Bill to be before this House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, going back to this Bill, now that I have this opportunity to really contribute to it and oppose it to the maximum, if I was in Jubilee I would be at the forefront of opposing it because it is the Bill that will be the waterloo of the Jubilee Government. It will bring down the Government."
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