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    "id": 464682,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(1)(2), on behalf of the House Business Committee I rise to give the following Statement regarding the business appearing before the House the week beginning Tuesday, 8th October, 2013:- The House Business Committee (HBC) met on Tuesday this week at the rise of the House to give priority to the business of the House. The House will consider the following Bills in the Committee of the whole House: The Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill, 2013; The Tax Appeals Tribunal Bill, 2013; and the Microfinance (Amendment) Bill, 2013. The Kenya Deposit Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2013 which is in the Committee of the whole House will be put on the Order Paper next week in case we do not reach there. I wish to urge all Members with proposals to fast track the amendments and submit them to the Legal Department of Parliament for consideration. The HBC agreed to a request that the Auditor-General makes a presentation to the Public Accounts Committee seated in this plenary on Tuesday next week. In this regard, we will expect a Motion to be made under Standing Order, No.31 on Tuesday. I want to urge Members under Standing Order No.91 to take leave of the House. I want to urge Members to avail themselves in the House to exercise their fundamental role of oversight over other arms of Government. Hon. Deputy Speaker I have also been informed that the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information is expected to table a Report on the Kenya Information and Communication (Amendment) Bill, 2013 and the Media Council Bill, 2013 in readiness for the Second Reading of those two media Bills. Further and importantly, I wish to bring to the attention of the House the fact that the HBC is concerned about the inordinate delay occasioned by Departmental Committees and the Budget and Appropriations Committee when Private Members Bills are sent to them for pre-publication scrutiny as required under Standing Order No.114. So far, a total of 25 Bills have been referred for pre-publication scrutiny. Out of this, four Bills have been cleared and published including the two constitutional amendment Bills. Between May and September, that is, four months down the line, a total of 18 legislative proposals were forwarded to respective Departmental Committees and the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I am informed that the Budget and Appropriations Committee has today cleared a number of such Bills and will forward them to the Speaker for approval to allow publication. I am also informed that the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade has also cleared the Public Procurement and Disposal (Amendment) proposal. The HBC is now seized of the comprehensive list of all the legislative proposals forwarded by Members and a copy can be found in Room Eight or my office where Members can track the movement of their individual Private Members Bills. However, hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to invite your attention to the following:- (i) to urge all Committees to form sub-committees to be able to fast track the scrutiny of legislative proposals so as to fast truck publication of Bills; 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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