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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Deputy Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, before we move to Order No. 8, I have a Communication to make. Hon. Members, Standing Order No.131 provides that where more than ten amendments have been proposed to a Bill, which require harmonisation, the Speaker may direct that any Member proposing an amendment to the Bill appears before the relevant Departmental Committee dealing with the subject matter of the Bill to present his or her proposed amendments to the Committee to enable harmonisation of such amendments. I have received a request from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade that we defer the business appearing as Order No.8, which is the Committee of the whole House on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, 2014. A total of 12 Members have proposed amendments, many of which require harmonisation. Further, more Members were submitting their amendments up to today. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 131, and from the experience of the just concluded Public Audit Bill, 2014, which had numerous unharmonised amendments, we need to accord the relevant Committee the opportunity to harmonise the various proposed amendments. Hon. Members, therefore the business appearing as Order No.8 is hereby deferred to Tuesday, 21st April, 2015 to enable the Committee to undertake the exercise. The Committee is required to submit its amendments by Friday, 17th April, 2015 by 9.00 a.m. Hon. Members are hereby requested to submit their proposed amendments to the Committee by the end of tomorrow, Wednesday, 15th April, 2015 through the Office of the Clerk and present themselves before the Committee at the time and place to be communicated by the Committee. wish to remind members that even as they propose their amendments they should bear in mind the provisions of Article 114 on amendments that have financial implications. Further, the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill, 2014 is one of the constitutional Bills with a timeline of 27th May, 2015. Further, the Bill will also need to be forwarded to the Senate and, therefore, time is of essence. We will therefore proceed with the business appearing as Order No. 9 on adoption of the Second Report of the Powers and Privileges Committee. Thank you, hon. Members"
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