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    "id": 571985,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move:- That, the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Bill (Senate Bill No. 15 of 2014) be read a Second Time. This Bill replaces the National Assembly Powers and Privileges Bill which is Cap.6 of the Laws of Kenya. For a long time, the country has been operating under a single chamber parliament, but with the advent of the current Constitution, it has become necessary to replace Cap.6 of the National Assembly Powers and Privileges Act with a new law that takes into consideration the bicameral nature of the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya. The first aim of this Bill is to update the parliamentary system in law and to appreciate that we now have a bicameral Parliament but essentially the powers, privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament remain the same. However, there is a second aim of this Bill which is to modernize and update the powers, privileges and immunities of Members of Parliament in either House of Parliament by putting into consideration a number of things that have been found necessary by usages and practices over the years and the experiences we have had as a Parliament in the last 50 years. There are things which have happened in this Parliament which have necessitated us to look at the law again. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir Members will recall that on 18th December, 2014, there was a very acrimonious and ugly incident in the National Assembly and some of the things that happened there were unprecedented. Therefore, there is need to re-look at the entire issue of the conduct of Members while in the precincts of Parliament to avoid a situation where disagreements on legislative or other mandate of parliamentarians The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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