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    "content": "Hon. Members, this communication has been necessitated by requests or further requests, made by several of you regarding the mandate of Audit Committees vis-a-vis Departmental Committees. Hon. Members, as you may recall on Tuesday, 18th March, 2014 the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information, hon. Jamleck Kamau, rose on a point of order seeking the guidance of the Speaker on the issue of the mandate of the Departmental Committees as compared to that of Public Investments Committee in respect of State corporations. The leadership of the House, present in the House, at the time also spoke on the matter, including the Leader of Majority Party, the Deputy Leader of Minority Party, the Chairpersons of several committees, including Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, The Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing, The Departmental Committee on Health, Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and Public Investments Committee (PIC). They also canvassed very important views to the clarification sought by the Member for Kigumo. Other Members who spoke included the Member for Rarieda, hon. (Eng) Gumbo and the Member for Homabay, hon. Kaluma. Having listened to them, I have deduced the following three matters as requiring my determination:- (i) the extent to which PIC and Departmental Committees should engage with State corporations in the execution of their respective mandates; (ii) whether the usage of the words “examination of” as compared to usage of the words “study, investigate and inquire into” all matters in Standing Orders Nos.206 and 216 respectively limit the work of PIC; (iii) the interpretation of paragraph 8 of Standing Order No.206 in comparison with paragraph 5(a) and (e) of Standing Order No.216. Hon. Members, allow me to begin by thanking the membership of this House for raising these very weighty matters. I have treated this as a rare opportunity to augment my communication of 5th December, 2013 on a related subject. As I stated in that communication, I will in time and again, when called upon so to do by this House, offer supplementary guidance on these matters on a case by case basis as any new information arises. Before I make my findings known, let me admit that these issues have, indeed, exercised my mind severally. As I ponder and agonize on the finest ruling to make, I have asked myself a number of questions, which I wish to share with you this afternoon. I invite you individually to sincerely attempt to answer the following five questions:- (i) What are the inherent reasons that have made these matters to keep recurring, more so in this Eleventh Parliament? 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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