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    "content": "Now Therefore, in accordance with the provisions of Article 111 of the Constitution and Standing Order Nos.151 (1) and 234 of the National Assembly, I hereby convey the decision of the National Assembly, the consequence of which is that the said Bill may now be forwarded to the President for assent. Hon. Senators, this message was received while the Senate was in recess and vide by letter Ref. No. SEN/L&P/MSG. 2014/(9) dated 27th August, 2014. I circulated the Message to all honourable Senators pursuant to Standing Orders No. 40(5) and 150. Due to the urgency of the subject of the Message and in accordance with Standing Order No. 29(5), the Speaker convened this Special Sitting of the Senate to deliberate on the matter. Let me, therefore, take this opportunity to applaud all Senators for attending this sitting. I will now give guidance on the procedure we shall use, given that this is the first time that the House is dealing with a special Bill which has been amended by the National Assembly. As listed in the Order Paper and pursuant to Standing Order 151, the House, in plenary and as appointed by the Rules and Business Committee, shall consider the Motion and I quote:- “THAT, the amendment by the National Assembly to the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2014 be now considered.” It is after the Motion is approved that the House shall proceed to Committee of the Whole to consider the amendment as set out in Standing Order 152. For the avoidance of doubt, Standing Order 152 states, and I quote:- “Where the Senate has resolved that the amendments by the National Assembly to a Bill be considered, each amendment shall be read by the Clerk and may be agreed to or rejected in accordance with Article 112(2) of the Constitution.” Standing Order 153 further amplifies the procedure as follows:- “When the Senate has concluded the consideration of the amendments by the National assembly to a Bill originating in the Senate and the Senate- (a) passes the Bill as amended, the Speaker shall refer the Bill to the President within seven days for assent; or (b) rejects the Bill as amended, the Speaker shall refer the Bill to a Mediation Committee under Article 113 of the Constitution.” Hon. Senators, to conclude, it might be worth reminding you that we are only dealing with the amendment from the National Assembly to Clause 1 which you may either approve or reject. We are not interrogating the Bill afresh; we had already gone through all the Motions of the Bill."
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