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    "id": 586720,
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    "content": "approval. The Mediation Committee on the Public Audit Bill was constituted on 26th May, 2015. Its report was tabled in the Senate on 27th May, 2015. All these culminated in the presentation of both Bills to the President for assent on 27th May, 2015. In a communication issued on 23rd July, 2015, I informed the Senate that I had received a message from the National Assembly regarding the receipt of a Presidential Memoranda on the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill 2015. The message from the Speaker of the National Assembly stated as follows: “Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Orders Nos.41 and 142 of the National Assembly Standing Orders, I hereby convey the following message from the National Assembly; THAT WHEREAS in exercise of powers conferred on him by Article 115 of the Constitution, His Excellency the President refused to assent to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill 2015 (National Assembly Bill No.40/2014) and referred the Bill to Parliament for reconsideration; AND WHEREAS the National Assembly on Thursday, June 18, 2015, reconsidered and passed the Bill, fully accommodating the President’s reservations and without proposing any amendments to the said reservations; NOW THEREFORE, in furtherance of the provisions of Article 115(3) and (4), I hereby forward the memoranda of the President containing his reservations to the Bill to the Senate for reconsideration. In the same communication, I ruled on the procedure for the disposal of the memoranda. In so doing, I specifically observed that the Standing Orders for both Houses provide for the establishment of a Joint Committee to consider the President’s reservations on a Bill. Consequently, I informed the House of the Senate’s membership to the Joint Committee and a Message to this effect was forwarded to the National Assembly on 24th June, 2015. On 14th July, 2015, I reported to this House that I had received a message from the National Assembly informing this House of receipt by the National Assembly of a presidential memorandum on the Public Audit Bill. The message stated as follows: “PURSUANT to the provisions of Standing Order Nos.41and 142 of the National Assembly, I hereby convey the following message from the national Assembly:- THAT WHEREAS in exercise conferred on him by Article 115 of the Constitution, His Excellency the President refused to assent to the Public Audit Bill (National Assembly Bill No.38/2014) and referred the Bill to Parliament for reconsideration; AND WHEREAS the National Assembly on Tuesday, June 23rd – Thursday 25th, 2015, reconsidered and passed the Bill, fully accommodating the President’s reservations and without proposing any amendments to the said reservations; NOW THEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions under Article 115(3) and (4) of the Constitution, I hereby forward the memorandum of the President containing his reservations to the Bill to the Senate for reconsideration.” I also reported that I received a Message from the Speaker of the National Assembly regarding the appointment of Members of the Joint Committee on the Presidential Memorandum on the Public Audit Bill (National Assembly Bill No.40 of 2014) and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 40 of 2014). The Joint Committee held its first sitting on 6th August, 2015. In accordance to Standing Order 158(2) of the Senate Standing Orders, which is replicated in the National Assembly Standing Orders as Standing Order No.155(2). The Senate and the National Assembly were to receive the report of the Committee within 14 days which lapsed on 20th August, 2015 without 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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