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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": "(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Forest Conservation and Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No.49 of 2015) laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 18th August, 2016 and pursuant to Article 113 of the Constitution and Standing Order 155(3) of the Senate, approves the mediated version of the Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is also an important Bill which has gone through successful mediation. It will be recalled when the Forest Bill came to this House, the Senate made significant amendments to that Bill. I am happy to note that the Mediation Committee did not differ significantly with those amendments. The Report of the Mediation Committee only touches on four to five provisions; Clause (9), Clause (72), Clause (75), Clause (77) and the Third Schedule. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just to highlight two or three of those provisions; first, under Clause (9), the Mediation Committee is suggesting the inclusion of a New Clause (9) (1) (3a) to provide for a new ground for disqualification of members to the Board. It says: “A person shall not appointed to the Board if the person has been convicted of a criminal offence and imprisoned for a term exceeding six months - which is a standard legal requirement - without an option of a fine; a member of a governing body of a political party - to discourage people who are actively involved in political party administration not to serve in the Board - has previously been removed from public office for contravention of provisions of the Constitution; is an discharged bankrupt or violates the Constitution or any other written law.” There is also Clause (72) which provides for the inspection by the public of the information that will be under the custody of the Chief Conservator of Forests. It provides: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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