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    "id": 477674,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, before I go to the Bill, from the outset I want to clarify we have removed the contentious amendments relating to the regulation of funding to NGOs by foreign bodies. Therefore, this Bill does not contain that. Hon. Speaker, I have also written to you and I am going to lay the letter on the Table, indicating my intention to withdraw all amendments relating to the Public Finance Management Act in this Bill. Following consultations, I am informed that these amendments affect county governments. Therefore, they ought to be considered by both Houses. Hon. Members will recall that we dealt with the miscellaneous amendments that affected the county governments last week in a separate Bill which is currently before the Senate. That is the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, Bill No.33 of 2013, which was passed by this House and now it has been sent to the Senate. Therefore, inclusion of particular parts of the Public Finance Management Act was an oversight. I have written to you and I have withdrawn them. Similarly, I will be withdrawing all amendments - I have written to you about them - relating to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions. Following wide consultations with the stakeholders, I am convinced that the proposed amendments as part of the Bill are either unconstitutional or outrightly unlawful. This is owing to the fact that extradition proceedings are by nature criminal. Under Article 157 (6) (a) of the Constitution:- “The Director of Public Prosecutions shall exercise state powers of prosecution and may:- (a) institute and undertake criminal proceedings against any person before any court---“"
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