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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Langat",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Benjamin Kipkirui Langat",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to second the Procedural Motion. If you look at the Bills listed on the Order Paper, some of them are just amendment Bills and they have just one or two pages. We have Bills which are big. Even in the House of Commons, those Bills which are small in size, do not pass through the procedures because they have just one or two lines. Therefore, I think even going forward in this House, we need to see Bills which really require going full-length and determining how many hours we should spend on the Bill given the size. Therefore, I would want to support the Motion in that respect; that every Bill is seen in its own merit, given the size, so that we allocate time according to the size of each Bill. Therefore, I would like to second and urge hon. Members to support the Motion so that we can become efficient in this House as we transact more Bills going forward. I have seen the Order for Private Members Bills. I think in addition to what the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health is proposing, I would propose that we look at how to create more time so that we are able to clear those Bills as soon as possible. I have also seen that we are postponing Bills because Committees have not acted on them. Our Standing Orders are clear that you can debate a Bill even if the Committee has not finished its work on the Bill. Therefore, I want to second and ask hon. Members to support. Thank you."
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