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    "speaker_name": "Mr. George Nyamweya",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise on a point of order under Standing Order No.111 on Committal of Bills to Committees. After the First Reading, a Bill is automatically committed to the relevant Committee. In this case, this Bill ought to have been committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I have had occasion before to rise and say that, that Committee is not functional. I seek your guidance on this. If a Committee has no faith in its Chairman and it has been unable to remove him, can a Bill be brought for Second Reading, when the Standing Orders require that the Committee reports to the House its findings? It is one of those Bills which respectfully I say and submit that if we do not get it right, this country will be in very big problems. It is one of those Committees which must adhere to the Standing Orders. Ordinarily, you ruled that we should not rely on the media, but in this case, I have had occasion to gather from the media – attributed to you – that, in fact, we may by-pass a Committee and come straight to the House. If so, perhaps, it is time we got guidance that in future, we will by-pass Committees and that the House itself can do all these things. I think it is important that you give us a clear ruling and guidance on how we will handle these matters. Particularly, on the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, if it stands disbanded, it is only fair that all the Members know that it is disbanded. If the Chairman has lost the confidence of the Committee, then enable the Committee to meet to remove the Chairman, so that we can function."
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