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    "id": 646270,
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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": "Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 30(3)(b), this House resolves to hold Morning Sittings on Thursdays commencing from 9.30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. for purposes of Business before the House, as follows:- (i) Thursday, 14th April 2016; (ii) Thursday, 21st April 2016; (iii) Thursday, 28th April 2016; and (iv) Thursday, 5th May 2016. As we are all aware, the House resumed yesterday from the short recess and we only have 13 Sittings before we proceed on the long recess on 5th May 2016, in accordance with the Calendar of the National Assembly. We have several Bills and reports as it has been well put by Hon. Dalmas Otieno and other Members at various stages, with some having constitutional timelines and some whose timeline we have extended and we now have the last chance on 27th August, 2016. Owing to this and other important reports that require consideration of this House, the House Business Committee (HBC) last night in its sitting proposed Thursday morning sittings held for the specific dates I have just read out to the House to enable us to clear most of the constitutional Bills so that we can give an opportunity to the Senate to consider them in good time and make time for the mediation process in the event that we will require it so that we can beat the 27th August, 2016 deadline. The morning sittings starting tomorrow will help clear business schedule for this part of the Session. In the morning sittings, we will also consider pending Committee Reports, Sessional Papers No. 1 of 2016 regarding the Kenya Government guarantee on the proposed loan for the construction of the second container terminal phase 2 and a number of the other Senate Bills. Hon. Speaker, we are under obligation to make sure that we sit more time. I am sure that from the first, second, third and the fourth year, the 11th Parliament has done much workload than the 10th Parliament that I also served. The record is very clear in terms of the number of Bills that we have passed and assented to and the Committee reports. It is our obligation to serve the people of Kenya well because this is how we pay our electricity and water bills and fees for our children. Our business on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday is to sit here and serve the people who elected us to this august House. I kindly request Hon. Chris Wamalwa to second as a Member of the HBC. Before he seconds, I would like to point out that there is a ranking sitting in this House. There is a seat for the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, but the Member of Kisumu Central, who according to the leadership records has been de-whipped from various Committees because of unbecoming behaviour within the coalition, now sits on the chair of the Leader of the Minority Party. We want your guidance because the screens are out there and people might think that he is now the Leader of the Minority Party. This might send a very wrong signal. In the absence of the Leader of the Minority Party, Hon. Jakoyo is supposed to sit there, but not Hon. Ken Obura. 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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