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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Wandayi",
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    "content": "On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise under Standing Order Nos. 191, 195 and 216(5) (e) on a very serious matter. I would like you to give me indulgence. At the end of my presentation, I will request that you make a considered ruling on this matter. Under Standing Order No. 191, parliamentary committees enjoy all the powers and privileges bestowed on Parliament. Therefore, when a committee sits, it is like Parliament itself sitting. Under Standing Order No. 195, there is a clear provision on how non-members of a committee can take part in proceedings of a committee. The mandate of this House, under Article 95(5)(b), is quite extensive in the sense that it exercises oversight on all State organs. Under Article 95(4)(c), it also exercises oversight over national revenue and its expenditure. When the House appropriates funds to various State departments and organs, it also retains the power to oversee how those funds are expended. One avenue through which this House exercises its oversight mandate is the parliamentary committees. Hon. Deputy Speaker, you will recall that yesterday, there was a sitting of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. There was a matter which was referred to that Committee by this House, as clearly contemplated under the Standing Orders and the Constitution. Yesterday’s sitting of that Committee was a sad episode in the history of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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