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    "id": 407936,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sang",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Stephen Kipyego Sang",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with my colleagues who have contributed on this particular matter with reference to the Media Bill. I do not want to take much time on that, but I think that the bigger question raised by the Senator for Busia is of much importance to this House. In the last three or four days, there have been discussions with regard to the number of Bills that are pending in the National Assembly for discussion. Given the fact that the National Assembly has had to make a resolution to increase the number of sittings, to deal with the Bills, the indication out there is that they want to complete discussions and pass some of those Bills, so that they are enacted into law before they go on recess. We know that this is our last sitting this year and some of the Bills being discussed are issues that, obviously affect counties. Then question that we need to address ourselves to is: How are the two Houses complying with the Supreme Court ruling with regard to how we need to transact business in this House? It is quite unfair that this House religiously follows the Supreme Court’s ruling and have processed two Bills in this House that are pending deliberation in the other House, yet the same House discusses Bills that have been processed in this House, but do not want to remit some of their Bills to this House. I think that we need to have finality in terms of how we move forward on this particular issue. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would request you to guide this House on how the Senate and the National Assembly intend to deal with the businesses of the two Houses, in light of the Supreme Court ruling. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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