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    "content": "Parliamentary Select Committee to investigate the matter and make appropriate recommendations thereon to address the same. Hon. Senators, before I allow comments on the Petition, it is noted that the Petitioner’s prayer in this case is for the establishment of a Joint Parliamentary Select Committee to inquire into the subject matter of the Petition; that is the rising occurrences of police brutality and mob violence in Kenya. It is also noted that the Petition has been addressed to both the Senate and the National Assembly. The Petition to Parliament Procedure Act, No.22 of 2012 as well as the Standing Orders of both the Senate and the National Assembly do not seem to contemplate a scenario where a Petition is considered by a Joint Committee comprising Members from both the Senate and the National Assembly. Rather, the law provides for each House to consider Petitions presented before it, and where a petition is addressed to a House that has no authority to deal with the matter, for the petition to be referred to the other House for consideration. While the provisions of the respective Standing Orders for the Senate and the National Assembly provide for the establishment of Joint Committees by way of a resolution in each House, the procedures for setting up, running and making decisions in such a Joint Committee render it unsuitable for consideration of a Petition such as the one before us today. This is also noting that the timelines within which that process must be concluded and put on the Table before this House. Accordingly, pursuant to Standing Order No. 227(1), the Petition shall be committed to the relevant Standing Committee, in this case, the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.226, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the Petition for not more than 30 minutes. What is it, Sen. Murkomen?"
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