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    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "House procedures and the Standing Orders provide for that. Before we go to the Third Reading, the honorable Speaker will given a communication based on my written submission. That is the answer to the first question. On the second one, there are 49 statues which are being amended and the ones I have raised are less than five. With regard to the other statutes, it is for this House, through the committees, to deliberate on them. That is why they have the mandate of legislation. In fact, that is what I am doing, so that Members speak on those 40 statutes that are remaining. Members are encouraged to bring more amendments and further amendments to the current statutes. I want to make it clear to the House that my submission and that one in the report by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs will guide the House as we go towards the Third Reading of the Bill. I will touch on very key areas. The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill is keeping in practice with--- Every year we get this kind of law and it deals with minor amendments; these which do not merit the publication of separate Bills and consolidating them into one like this is better. This is the practice of the House. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on the Retirement Benefits Act, Cap.197, this Bill proposes to amend it to set a requirement for applicants for registration as a scheme to ensure that the staff are academically and professionally qualified in the appropriate field. The amendment to the Kenya Ports Authority Act, Cap.399, is to extend the application of that Act to include waterways and ports. Currently, waterways and ports are manned by Kenya Railways. For good infrastructure development we decided that the ports and waterways be put under the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) rather than by Kenya Railways. Under the Kenya Airports Authority Act, Cap.395, the Bill proposes to increase the number of independent board members from two to five. Currently you have one person chairing three or four sub committees of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). Each committee will now be chaired by an independent board member. If you look at the Postal Corporation of Kenya Act, No.2 of 1998, this Bill proposes to amend it in order to expand its functions. The Bill wants to give the Postal Corporation of Kenya added mandate in terms of electronic money transfers, mobile e- money and many other services. With regard to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act, this Bill proposes to amend that Act to harmonize the provisions on the appointment of the board. We are also reducing the number of board members; the Bill provided for the Chief Executive Officer to be recruited competitively by the board. Concerning the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, 2003, this Bill merely seeks to replace the term “director” with the term “Secretary” as the Chief Executive of the Commission. With regard to the Public Officer Ethics Act, 2003, this Bill proposes to amend it in order to bring in the new terminology of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission as one of the authorities which shall be responsible as referred by the new Act. Concerning the Merchant Shipping Act, 2009, this Bill proposes to amend it in terms of making corrections to some definitions. 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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