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    "id": 543672,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/543672/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Musila",
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        "legal_name": "David Musila",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand on a matter that has given me a lot of concern. This is in relation to introduction of Bills as captured in Standing Order No.117. In December last year, I made a proposal of a Bill titled The Kenya National Examinations Council (Amendment) Bill. I forwarded this proposed legislation to your office. I understood that through the hand of the Speaker, the relevant Committee, which is the Committee on Education, was given this proposed legislation in order to work on it. Standing Order No. 117(3) states as follows:- “Upon request of the comments of the Clerk under paragraph (2), the Speaker shall- (a) in respect of a legislative proposal for which no Committee is in charge, refer the legislative proposal to the relevant Committee for prepublication scrutiny and comments and the Committee shall submit its comments to the Speaker within fourteen days.” The Speaker’s letter was dated 19th December, 2014. Today we we are almost at the end of April, 2015. As of today, I have not seen the Bill. I understand it is still with that Committee, many months after 14 days expired. My concern is that, if we move on at this rate where proposed Bills take six months to be published, then, we are not doing our job properly. Therefore, I plead with the Chair to get into this matter and make the Committee that is responsible to deal with this matter. Alternatively, my Bill can be published since the 14 days ended in December, 2014."
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