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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity, on behalf, of the Committee on Energy, Communication and Information to present a status report on the businesses pending before the Committee as at today, 10th August, 2016. On petitions, I am happy to inform the House that the Committee has no petitions pending before it. The Committee has so far dealt with all the petitions that were referred to it by your office. The last one was the Petition by the former employees of Telkom (K) regarding its failure to pay retrenchment dues to the 997 former employees. The Committee, having noted that the issues petitioned were before a court of law, declared the matter sub judice pursuant to Standing Order No.89. However, soon after the Committee was informed, through a letter, that the matter which the Committee was petitioned had been fully settled. The Committee was also petitioned to investigate payments of loyalties and the crisis facing the music industry in Kenya. The Committee, on its own volition, opened an inquiry on the matter and tabled its Report on 2nd August, 2016. In the Report, the Committee made recommendations that were far reaching with regard to the sector that supports a number of our youthful population. Such recommendations included amending the Copyright Act through the Office of the Attorney-General and the Kenya Copyright Board. At the convenience of the House this Report should be scheduled for debate. On Bills, may I also inform the House that the Committee has, so far, considered and tabled a Report on the Senate Amendments to the Energy Bill, 2015; the Petroleum (Exploration, Development and Production) Bill, 2015, which was considered by the Committee of the whole House yesterday afternoon and the Access to Information Bill, 2015. These Bills having been concluded by the Senate were referred back to the National Assembly for concurrence and, therefore, referred to the Committee for consideration. The Bills are also meant to implement the Constitution and, therefore, have a deadline of 27th August, 2016. Hon. Speaker, without anticipating debate, should the House adopt the position of the Committee, then the Energy and Petroleum Bill will proceed for mediation. I, therefore, indulge your office to prioritise the said Bills in order to meet the deadline. The Committee this morning also tabled the Report on the Senate Amendments to the Access to Information Bill, 2015 which should be considered for the Committee of the whole House at the convenience of the House. In this Bill, the Committee has totally agreed with the Senate Amendments. The Committee is currently considering the Information Communication Technology Practitioners Bill, 2016, a Private Member’s Bill by Hon. Aden Duale, E.G.H., the Member of Parliament and the Leader of the Majority Party. The Committee is currently considering submissions from the public and stakeholders in the ICT sector in this Bill. The Committee has experienced challenges of very divergent views from the stakeholders and players in the industry. The Committee does not have sufficient information to make a firm and proper decision on the Bill which should have been reported to this House. Hence, we are requesting for more time for public participation and stakeholder involvement."
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