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    "id": 725661,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, on Thursday, 9th February 2017, the House considered the Privatization (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (National Assembly Bill No.27 of 2016) in the Committee of the whole House. The Bill is, therefore, due for Third Reading in accordance with our procedures. However, I have since received a request, in the form of a Motion from the Leader of the Majority Party, for the House to rescind its decision on the agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House on the consideration of the Privatization (Amendment) Bill, 2016. Hon. Members, the essence of the request is that as currently carried, the law requires the approval of the relevant committee of Parliament in the appointment of the members of the Privatization Commission. This poses two technicalities. First, approval for appointments is by practice the jurisdiction of the House and not a committee of the House. Secondly, though the law had been passed prior to the bicameral legislature where Parliament and the National Assembly referred to one and the same House, the meaning of Parliament in the current scenario presupposes both Houses. It would, therefore, be prudent to clearly state the intention of the law as envisioned by its drafters in 2005, when it was first passed. Consequently, Hon. Members, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.49(2)(a), I have allowed the Leader of the Majority Party to move the Motion for rescission and recommittal of the clause indicated in the Supplementary Order Paper. I thank you. Hon. Members, this, therefore, means that the Leader of the Majority Party will move this Motion and if the House agrees with him, it will proceed to the Committee of the whole House for consideration of Clause 3. This is just to clarify whether the approval was intended to be by the Committee, Parliament or the National Assembly. After that, ideally in order to facilitate smooth operations, the House will again reconvene in plenary to receive the Report of the Committee of the whole House on the same, if you agree to the first Motion for rescission. That is what this means. Next Order! 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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