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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, sorry, I forgot to say that there are five Bills which the National Assembly has declined to consider alleging that they are money Bills. They are:- (i) The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.11 of 2014) (ii) The National Police Service (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.29 of 2014) (iii)The National Resources Benefit Sharing Bill (Senate Bill No.24 of 2014) (iv)The Parliamentary Service (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.21 of 2014) (v) The National Government Coordination (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 30 of 2014. These ones no action has been taken. Therefore, regarding the Bills that have come from the Senate to the National Assembly, only 25 per cent of the Bills have been concluded as opposed to 75 per cent of the Bills which have been concluded by us and which had originated from the “Lower” House. This brings to the fore the issue of very slow pace of consideration of Bills, especially Bills that are coming from the Senate. My fear, and I said it last week, is that this term is coming to an end in a few months’ time. Therefore, we will have very many Bills which are pending in the National Assembly and which according to the Standing Orders of Parliament, they are going to lapse with the lapse of the term of Parliament. Madam Temporary Speaker, finally, and that is where the biggest problem is. I have also received a list of 111 Bills which have been passed by the National Assembly without seeking concurrence under Article 110(3). It is now my pleasure to lay this Statement on the Table of the House including a list of the 44 Bills that have come from the National Assembly to the Senate and their status, including the list of the 38 Bills that have come from the Senate to the National Assembly and their status. Finally, let me lay on the Table a list of 111 Bills that have been considered by one House without seeking concurrence and which have been forwarded for assent, some of them have been assented and have become law. The way forward is that I suggest that this matter be seized by our Implementation Committee to give us a detailed report which can be deliberated at the Senate Business Committee for further action. The further action is just political pressure as we have done in the past successfully, but I still insist there is need for court action for purposes of interpretation, especially on the last issue namely the legality of the 111 Bills that have 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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