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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Baiya",
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        "legal_name": "Peter Njoroge Baiya",
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    "content": "Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to oppose that Procedural Motion. It is true that The Companies Bill has actually been brought before this House. This is the third time it is being brought before this House. The first time it was brought before this House was during the Tenth Parliament. At that time, this Bill did not even attract sufficient contributions from Members owing to the technical nature of matters relating to company law. This Bill was being dealt with by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Under the new constitutional dispensation, full ventilation of Bills lies within committees. When we bring a Bill before the House, it is basically to ventilate over the reports of committees. A Member who is not a Member of the Departmental Committee gets an opportunity to contribute to the Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, over and above that, the Bill will go through the Second Reading so that Members can raise their concerns. We also have the Committee Stage where Members can propose amendments to the Bill. So, my fear and concern is: If we extend debate on this Bill, we risk failing to enact The Companies Bill once more and yet this is a very important Bill as far as ease of doing business and business reforms in this country are concerned. Bearing in mind the number of Members we have in this House who are over 345, if each Member or even a quarter of that number was to take 40 minutes, you can really see the timeline that will be required. Therefore, I oppose the Procedural Motion."
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