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    "id": 588570,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "The House Business Committee met on Tuesday, 6th October 2015 to prioritise the Business of the House. On Tuesday, next week, the House will consider the following Constitutional Bills:- 1. The Small Claims Court Bill, 2015, should we not conclude it today. 2. The Court of Appeal (Organisation and Administration) Bill, 2015. 3. The Petroleum (Exploration Development and Production) Bill, 2015. Hon. Speaker, Members will recall that we extended the timelines for constitutional Bills by 12 months of which two months are almost elapsing. It is the view of the HBC that we should prioritise the Bills with constitutional timelines, which concern county governments for which consideration of the Senate will be required. An analysis by the HBC shows that out of the 21 Bills that need to be passed, 14 concern the counties. These include:- 1. The Community Land Bill, 2015 2. The Landlords Bill, 2015 3. The Physical Planning Bill, 2015 The HBC has urged the Departmental Committee on Lands to table its reports on these emotive and sensitive Bills preferably by Tuesday, next week. Further, the HBC is concerned that four of these Bills with a timeline are yet to be published and received by the National Assembly. These include:- 1. The Culture Bill, 2015 2. The Judiciary Fund Bill, 2015 3. The Succession Bill, 20150 4. To actualize Section 17 of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution concerning the restructuring of the Provincial Administration. Hon. Speaker, we urge the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC) to rise to the occasion and engage all the relevant stakeholders to ensure that these Bills are published in good time. The Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC), by way of a letter addressed to the Clerk of the National Assembly, has indicated that they have concluded these Bills and forwarded them to the Attorney-General. Hon. Speaker, in addition, there are 47 Bills awaiting Second Reading. In this regard, and so as to conclude most of these Bills within this Session, the HBC is proposing two strategies. First, we will be proposing a Procedural Motion on the limitation of debating time on some of these Bills so as to allow expeditious consideration during the Second Reading. Second, the HBC will be introducing a Motion asking the House to sit on Thursday mornings preferably during the month of November. The following is the schedule for Cabinet Secretaries appearing before the Committees on Tuesday, 13th October, 2015:- (i) The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government will appear before the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security at 10.00 a.m. to answer questions from the following Hon. Members: Hon. Mohamed Adan Huka, MP; The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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