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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 37 and substituting therefor the following clause— Officers of a House of 37. (1) Every officer of a House of Parliament shall, for the Parliament to have powers of police officer. purposes of this Act and of the application of the provisions of the criminal law, have all the powers and enjoy all the privileges of a police officer. (2) In this section, “officer of a House of Parliament” means any officer acting within the precincts of Parliament under the orders of the Speaker.” Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, just to give justification for Members to understand, this substitution is equivalent to what is currently in the National Assembly Powers and Privileges Act Cap. 6 Section 30. So, there is nothing new. We have just retained what we currently have in the law. The proposed amendment that I have brought in only seeks to empower the officers of the House to assist the Hon. Speaker or Chairpersons of committees or any other Member who is chairing a committee of the House in enforcing the rules of the House as per the Standing Orders. These provisions mirror on what Section 30 of the current National Assembly Powers and Privileges Act Cap. 6 of the Laws of Kenya provides. These provisions enable the operation of the Office of the Serjeant-at-Arms within the Chamber of the House, the precincts of Parliament and Committees, when they are writing their reports in other parts of the country. So, last time we made a mistake. We substituted the functions of the Serjeant-at-Arms with those of the Clerk to the National Assembly and then removed it. Basically, we have retained what is currently in the National Assembly Powers and Privileges Act. It is a small matter."
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