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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I wish to draw your attention to the specific provisions of Article 113 of the Constitution as we debate. This becomes clear even to Members of Parliament in the other House. As you know, everybody is a Member of Parliament. I have never found distinction between Members of Parliament in the National Assembly and in the Senate; we are all Members of Parliament. Indeed, even the Speakers ascribe to being Members of Parliament. Specifically, Article 113 of the Constitution provides as follows--- I am doing this deliberately so that we know the steps we are going to take depending on which way you resolve this Motion. Article 113(1) states: “If a Bill is referred to a mediation committee under Article 112, the Speakers of both Houses shall appoint a mediation committee consisting of equal numbers of Members of each House to attempt develop a version of the Bill that both Houses will pass. (2) If the mediation committee agrees on a version of the Bill, each House shall vote to approve or reject that version of the Bill”. Hon. Lessonet, I wish you paid a little attention because ole Sakuda will tell you about land in Kajiado County very soon. “If both Houses approve the version of the Bill proposed by the mediation committee, the Speaker of the National Assembly shall refer the Bill to the President within seven days for assent. If the mediation committee fails to agree on a version of the Bill within thirty days, or if a version proposed by the committee is rejected by either House, the Bill is defeated.” Hon. Members, as we debate this particular Motion, it is important that we pay attention to this because it is a product of a committee that has been selected from both 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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