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    "id": 568365,
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    "content": "formation of joint committees, so as to give the two Houses an opportunity to jointly consider the President’s reservations. He also observed: “This, however, does not take away the prerogative of each House to make a separate decision on the Presidential Memorandum”. Hon. Members, I find the request contained in the Message to be fair and reasonable even though it is coming rather late as far as the Presidential Memoranda on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill 2014 and, indeed, Public Audit Bill 2014 are concerned. You know too well that the National Assembly has already considered the two Memoranda and the House has since become functus officio . Nevertheless, the character of bicameralism requires all of us to be accommodative and supportive of its complexities. In this regard, therefore, I hereby direct that pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.213 (3) and Rule 9 of the Houses of Parliament Joint Sitting Rules, the Committee on Selection embarks on the process of nominating five Members for appointment by the House, as Members of the joint committee for the purposes of considering the Presidential Memoranda on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill 2014 and, indeed, the Public Audit Bill 2014. Due to the urgency of this matter, the Committee on Selection should conclude that business before 2.30 p.m. tomorrow, Wednesday, 8th July 2015, so as to accord the House an opportunity to consider the Motion to approve the names of the persons nominated to serve in the joint committee during the afternoon sitting of the following day. Hon. Members, let me also confirm that in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No.213(6) and Rule 9(6) of the Joint Rules, unless a decision is reached by consensus, any vote to be taken in the joint committee shall be by separate Houses. In view of the fact that National Assembly has already deliberated on and made a decision on the Presidential Memoranda on the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Bill 2014 and the Public Audit Bill 2014, the membership of the National Assembly in the joint committee will be expected to convey and uphold the decision made by the National Assembly on 18th June 2015 and 23rd June 2015 on the two items since they cannot invalidate the resolutions passed on those two dates. I thank you. Hon. Members, just familiarize yourselves with the Standing Orders. There is never a requirement that the Speaker starts to clarify things. You can go and find out in your institutions of instructions; you are all qualified in the various professions that you are members of."
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