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    "id": 426478,
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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": "Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(1)(2), on behalf of the House Business Committee, I rise to give the Statement regarding the business appearing before the House in the week beginning Tuesday 1st April, 2014. Hon. Speaker, the House Business Committee met on Tuesday at the rise of the House to give priority to the business of the House. Next week, the House will debate the Presidential Address which will be delivered in a Special Sitting tomorrow, Thursday, 27th March 2014, by His Excellency the President, pursuant to Standing Order No. 24. The debate on this Motion shall not exceed four sitting days. The House will also debate the Second Reading of the following Bills. They include:- The Protection Against Domestic Violence Bill, 2013; the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No.2) Bill of 2013; the Counsellors, Psychologist and Physiotherapists Bill, 2013 and the Fertilizers and Animal Foodstuffs Bill, 2013, among others. The House will also consider the Committee of the whole House of the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and the Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2013. In this regard, may I take this opportunity, through you hon. Speaker, to remind Members to hand in their proposed amendments to the said Bills to the Office of the Clerk in good time as per the Standing Orders. Further, in the event that the debate on the Report of the Joint Sittings of the Departmental Committees on Administration and National Security and that of Defence and Foreign Relations on the terrorist attack at the Westgate Mall and other terror attacks in Mandera and Kilifi will not be concluded today, then it follows that it will also be put on the Order Paper for debate next week. The House will consider the Report of the Select Committee investigating matters relating to the production and trading of Miraa tabled on the House on 5th December 2013, and also the Report of the Departmental Committee on Health on devolution of health services tabled on 20th March, 2014. Through you hon. Speaker, I wish to urge Members to take keen interest and familiarize themselves with the contents of those reports to enable them to make informed debate. Finally, the House Business Committee will meet on Tuesday, 1st April 2014 at the rise of the House to consider business for the rest of the week. I now wish to lay the Statement on the Table of the House. Thank you. 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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