{"id":744154,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/744154/?format=json","text_counter":760,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. Cheboi","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":329,"legal_name":"Moses Kipkemboi Cheboi","slug":"moses-cheboi"},"content":"On Part V of the Standing Orders which deals with the Calendar and sitting of the House, the Committee proposes amendments to, among other things, effect the current Wednesday Morning Sitting Hours beginning at 9.30 a.m. and ending at 1.00 p.m. The Committee has also proposed an extension of the afternoon sitting hours of the House by a further 30 minutes. Time for interruption of business therefore, moves to 7.00 p.m. from the current 6.30 p.m. In Part X of the Standing Orders which deals with statements, the Committee proposes amendments to effect the change of timing for Members to make general statements from Tuesday at 6.00 p.m. to accommodate the time of interruptions of business of the House. In Part XIII of the Standing Orders which deals with the special motions, the Committee also proposes that it be amended to provide for a resolution of removal of a Speaker or Deputy Speaker from office as a special motion and also provide clear timelines for considerations of a motion for removal of a Speaker or his or her deputy. In Part XVIII of the Standing Orders which deals with order in the House and in the Committee of the whole House, it proposes to provide for the expansion of the definition of ―disorderly conduct‖ so as to provide for a graduated scale of punishment commensurate with the disorder and manner of punishment for Members of Parliament. The Committee observes that there is need to redefine and categorise disorderly conduct into two and also allow Members who have a Bill to appear before the House or a Committee when their Bill is being considered, notwithstanding the punishment being served. In Part XIX of the Standing Orders which deals with public Bills, the Committee made an amendment to prescribe, among other things, the manner of handling legislative proposals, provide for forms of public participation which the Committee can undertake and elaborate the process of the Committee of the whole House. The Committee also proposed the amendments of Part XIX of the Standing Orders which deals with Committees, by among others proposals: (a) To reduce membership of the House Business Committee and Select Committees in order to enhance the efficiency of the committees; (b) To provide the process of discharge of Members from committees giving regard to due process of laws of natural justice and others; (c) Reconstitute the mandates of committees by splitting: (i) the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information into two; namely, the Energy Committee and the Communication and Information Committee; (ii) the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade into Finance and National Planning Committee and Trade, Industry and Co-operatives Committee; and, (iii) Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare be split into Labour and Social Welfare Committee and Sports, Tourism and Culture Committee; (a) Establish a Special Funds Committee to deal with and examine audited accounts of political parties, special funds and other such funds established from time to time by the national executives. This will ease pressure on the Public Accounts Committee which has a large number of reports to consider; and, (b) Establish a Committee on members services and facilities to consider, advise and report on Members‘ welfare and provide a forum for Members to raise concerns on those issues. The Committee also amended the Standing Orders to separate ordinary petitions from petitions for removal of members from constitutional commissions and holders of independent 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."}