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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Mr. Chairman, Sir, just to be clear on how the Committee of the House handles a Bill, I will refer to Standing Order No.134. The Bill has now been committed to the Committee of the Whole, as required under Standing Order No.133. Then, Standing Order No.134 says:- “In considering a Bill in Committee, the various parts thereof shall be considered in the following sequence – (a) clauses as printed, excluding the clause providing for the citation of the Bill, the commencement, if any, and the interpretation; (b) new clauses; (c) schedules; (d) new schedules; (e) interpretation (f) preamble, if any; (g) title; (h) the clause providing for the citation of the Bill” But, that again is linked to Standing Order No.136 (1) which says:- “The Clerk shall call severally each part of the Bill in the sequence specified in Standing Order 134 ( Sequence to be observed on a Bill in committee ) and if no amendment is proposed or when all proposed amendments have been disposed of, the Chairperson shall propose the question “That, .... (as amended) stand part of the Bill” and, when Senators who wish to speak have spoken, the Chairperson shall put that question to the Committee for decision.” Mr. Chairman, Sir, so we cannot do it in an omnibus manner. We have got to do them sequentially and severally, in accordance with Standing Order No.134. That means that you can call each part sequentially, but severally without taking the vote, and then, vote at the end of calling each part, in the terms of Standing Order No.134, which already you have been doing. Mr. Chairman, Sir, I also wanted to point out that in the tradition of the House, normally each clause must be read for purposes of legislation. For it to go on record that The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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