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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 44 (2)(a) I rise to give the following Statement regarding the business appearing before the House the week beginning Tuesday 18th February, 2014. On behalf of myself and the House Business Committee (HBC), I wish to take this early opportunity to welcome hon. Members back to the House after a long period of recess, well deserved. It is my sincere hope that the recess provided ample time to my colleagues to meet with their constituents and bond with their families. It is also my prayer that colleagues have had time to re-energize themselves in readiness for this Second Session since our in-tray for business is already full. Hon. Speaker, allow me to report to the House that for the first time, the HBC retreated for two days just before the beginning of this Session. Part of the objective of the retreat was for the Committee to appreciate the envisaged business for this year and draw a calendar for the House. At the end, we all appreciated that the business of the House this year is enormous. I have no doubt that colleagues on both sides of the House are up to the task. Indeed, the report of the First Session published by the Clerk of the National Assembly and which is now in circulation, is a testimony that when it comes to business, the collective record of this House speaks for itself. Hon. Speaker, I want to overemphasize that the business ahead of us this Session is quite heavy. Just as a way of highlight, the Budget cycle itself has a very tight statutory timelines starting from the introduction and consideration of the Budget Policy Statement to the passage of the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill; the laying and consideration of Estimates and finally, the passage of the Appropriations Bill. All this, we must do before the end of April this year. This in addition to other business such as the VAT (Amendment) Bill, the Procurement (Amendment) Bill, the Police Bill and the Uwezo Fund Regulations There are also other Motions which the HBC has scheduled for debate. This includes the Motion for the nomination of hon. Members to the Pan African Parliament and the one regarding the approval of Members to the Parliamentary Service Commission. These two Motions were deferred during the last Session. Hon. Speaker, the HBC is cognizant of the fact that there are eight Constitutional Bills to be considered by this House and passed before 27th August, 2013. In our meeting last week, the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) confirmed that while one of the Bills is ready for publication, most of the other Bills are under- development. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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