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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna",
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        "legal_name": "Gladys Atieno Nyasuna",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order under Standing Order No.97 on the Limitation of Debate which states that “The House may, on a Motion, made by any Member in accordance with this Standing Order, impose a limit in respect of debate on any particular Motion or Bill by allotting a limited period of time for such debate or by limiting the time during which Members may speak in such debate.” First, let me thank you for really managing the time that we have spent on Statements. We are all aware that the only time allotted for Private Members’ Bills in this House is Wednesday morning. We have 12 Private Members’ Bills on the Order paper and some of these Bills have been here for quite a while. The other point is this: Apart from these Bills, we also have quite a number of Private Members’ Motions that are still in queue and cannot be slotted until we complete these Bills. In that respect, I would like to propose that the Bills coming for debate be debated for a period of one hour to the maximum and each speaker, speaking on these Bills speaks for not more than five minutes with the exception of the Mover and the Seconder. This is my proposal in order to ensure that as many of our Private Members’ Bills as possible are put through the process. That way, many Members can bring Bills to the House. We will then be able to transact the business that brought us to this House, which is legislation. Thank you hon. Speaker and I propose that limitation of debate. 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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