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    "id": 531544,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Gatobu, I belong to some background where I do not delay making decisions on simple matters. You cannot rise on Standing Order No.1 because the provisions already exist in the Standing Orders, relating to the time Bills, petitions and any matter that is referred to a Committee are supposed to take. As you rightly pointed out, I have already given direction about how that should happen. If we all paid attention last week, a major application was made here by hon. Chepkong’a. Many of you may have forgotten that in the course of last year, you made some amendments to the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act and allowed Committees to seek extension of time for a period not in excess of the original 14 days. So, it is fair that Committees should take advantage of that provision. However, more particularly, with regard to Bills, again, if a Bill remains pending for more than two sessions, it lapses. I would like to remind hon. Members that you approved amendments to the Standing Orders to specifically permit that because previously they would lapse after only one session. So, I would advise that Members take advantage of those provisions. I do not have to invoke Standing Order No.1 because provisions exist. But if you are complaining about administrative action, what you need to do is to write to the Office of the Clerk drawing his attention to the fact that a Bill has remained with the Government Press for an inordinately long period so that the Clerk can take administrative intervention."
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