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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Kanyua",
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        "legal_name": "Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua",
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    "content": "Nairobi. The victims and survivors of that bomb blast are asking about compensation. The matter is under consideration. We need two more weeks to get the views of the Attorney-General (AG). We also want to hear the Member, Hon. Rachael Shebesh. We are aware that there was a committee on this issue and some funds were raised. So, we want to get the facts on what exactly happened to the victims and survivors of the 7th August 1998 bomb blast. Both of those petitions will be processed in the next two weeks. We have received many legislative proposals, most of which have been done and communication done to the Members. On the constitutional amendments, as a Committee, we have been asking that any Member who wants to bring constitutional amendments is clear whether they are trying to change from parliamentary to presidential system and to await a comprehensive review of the Constitution instead of having piecemeal amendments. Most of that communication has been done to the Members. The two legislative proposals that are pending are the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2014, by Hon. Florence Mutua and the Anti- Corruption and Economic Crimes (Amendment) Bill of 2015 by Hon. Ababu Namwamba. On the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, the report is awaiting adoption. The Committee has already processed the proposal. On the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes (Amendment) Bill of 2015, the legislative proposal is under consideration. We need more time on this one to get the views of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the EACC. Hon. Ababu is seeking to give prosecutorial powers to EACC, a question that needs time in terms of looking at the provisions of the Constitution. We have the Sessional Paper No.3 on the National Policy and Action Plan on Human Rights. It is in the Order Paper. We have a report pending on the benchmarking trip that the Committee took to Australia and New Zealand. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. That is the work of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee."
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