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    "content": "It will also afford the Cabinet Secretaries a forum to explain any aspect of Government policy in addition to those aspects enunciated by the Leader of Majority Party in the House. For those not responded to on the Floor, requests will either be forwarded to the relevant committee where the Cabinet Secretaries will continue to appear to answer the queries or give written responses sought from the concerned Cabinet Secretary. Hon. Members, the House may wish to note that initial findings by the task force have revealed that although presidential systems do not possess the same procedures for the routine questioning of Ministers as parliamentary systems do, such systems have a variety of devices for obtaining responses from Ministers, including regular question times. This is the case in Rwanda, Senegal, Chile, Brazil and the Philippines, to mention just a few. Hon. Members, my Committee will be informing you of this new development as soon as the work is concluded and necessary transitional issues finalized. In this regard, Members are invited to make written submissions to the Committee on how to improve Part X of our Standing Orders. Since the proposed changes also touch on the functioning of other arms of Government, the Committee will conduct sufficient stakeholder consultations, including engaging the Executive on this matter. Finally, when the report is concluded, it will be brought to this House for debate and decision. The changes envisaged are likely to take effect after the first break in this Session. The review envisioned will be in line with my commitment to ensuring that our 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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