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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kajwang’",
    "speaker_title": "The Temporary Deputy Speaker",
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        "legal_name": "Tom Joseph Kajwang'",
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    "content": " Yes, you have made the point. The point you are making is very valid. I have had that kind of problem when I have been on the Floor but the Standing Orders that you have--- Are you looking at your Standing Orders? Do you have a copy? Can you borrow from the colleague behind you? Do you have it? If you choose to look at Standing Order No.127 (4), and without reading, it supposes that there should be before the Assembly reports within 20 calendar days. The words are:- “…or if the committee’s report is not presented when it becomes due, the Bill shall be ordered to be read a Second Time---”. Even though there is no report before the Assembly, the Bill will still be read a Second Time that notwithstanding. Paragraph (5) states:- “If for any reason at the commencement of the Second Reading the report of the Committee has not been presented, the committee concerned- --” This particular one presupposes that the committee is seized of this function. If for some reason it is unable to give the report, then it should report progress to the House on how far we have reached and what we have done with it. It goes ahead to state that failure to present the report shall be noted by the Liaison Committee for necessary action. So, the only action that is here before us is for Liaison Committee. This matter should be noted to the Liaison Committee for necessary action. However, speaking from the Chair, those are good words that should have been said when the leadership of both sides of the House was here. No Bill should be discussed in the Assembly without a report. That is the only way the hon. Members are able to interact with the proceedings and do what is called public consultations with Bills. It is the only way we can tell what other stakeholders are saying. It is a very serious point. However, the Standing Orders only give me the discretion to order that it be noted by the Liaison Committee which I so order. The Clerk of the National Assembly will then take it over with the clerk to the 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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