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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Haji",
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        "legal_name": "Yusuf Mohammed Haji",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. In compliance with the ruling you made yesterday, I wish to make the following Statement in response to a request by Sen. Kembi-Gitura. First and foremost, I stand to commend the Attorney-General for having responded to my very short notice at 9.00 a.m., to appear before my Committee which he obliged, inspite of the fact that he was in a very crucial meeting with the Committee responsible for making recommendations on the workings of parastatals in this country. My Committee was very grateful and we hope and expect other Cabinet Secretaries to follow his example so that the work of this work and the other House can be smoother than it has hitherto been. The Power of Mercy Act, 2011, came into force on 5th September, 2011. The Power of Mercy Advisory Committee was constituted on 26th October, 2011, and it went into office on 31st October, 2011. The Committee proceeded to hold its first meeting immediately upon being sworn into office. Section 3 of the Power of Mercy Act stipulates that the Act shall govern all matters relating to petitions for the exercise of the power of mercy by His Excellency the President pursuant to Article 133 of the Constitution. The function of the Committee is to advise the President on his prerogative under the Constitution. Despite numerous financial, administration and secretarial challenges relating to the transition from the former Board of Review which has continued to be in existence under the Prisons Act, Cap.90, the Committee has prepared their 2012 and 2013 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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