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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mbadi",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Mbadi Ng'ong'o",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This country is very anxious and we are very eagerly waiting to discuss the various Bills that would help this country in implementing the new Constitution. So, this House expects the electoral law Bills, the various Bills on Judicial reforms, devolved systems of Government, and the various Bills regarding the reforms in the security sector. So, I want to ask the Chair to direct the Leader of Government Business that this coming Thursday, this country should be entitled to progress on where these particular Bills are. As you are aware, we have at least 10 Bills to pass urgently. You remember that when His Excellency the President addressed this House, he was very categorical and urged this House that, within three months, we need to pass about 25 legislations. At the rate at which we are moving, this country is becoming more and more anxious. I also happen to sit in the Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee of this House, and we got a report from the Constitution Implementation Commission (CIC). Concern is shared with the CIC that even after they passed the Bills, which have gone through the processing, those Bills have not reached the Floor of this House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I just want to refer to Standing Order No.38, which is very clear that the Government shall have the right to have its business placed on the Order Paper in such sequence as it may determine. Therefore, on that basis, I would want to urge that when the Government presents its Week’s Business Schedule here on Thursday, through the Leader of Government Business, he goes a step further to tell us the state of the various Bills that are supposed to be brought to this House for implementation of the new Constitution."
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