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    "id": 75536,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, I have received a Notice of Motion from Hon. Gitobu Imanyara, MP calling upon the House to adopt the Report of the Joint session of the Departmental Committees on Administration, National Security and Local Authorities and, Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs on the investigation into the conduct of the “Artur Brothers” and their Associates, laid on the Table on 27th September, 2007 in the last Parliament. As Members may have noted, the Report was tabled in the last Parliament and a Notice of Motion to adopt it was in fact given on the 27th September, 2007. Before I approved this Notice of Motion by Mr. Imanyara, I addressed myself to two issues namely:- 1. Can a report of a Committee which was tabled in one Parliament be deliberated upon by a succeeding Parliament? 2. Can a Member who was not a Member of the Committee that compiled and tabled a report in a previous Parliament, table such Report and give Notice of Motion for its adoption? Hon. Members, the main role of Parliamentary Committees is to carry out functions which the House itself, due to its nature of composition, cannot practically do; like finding out the facts of a case, examining witnesses, analyzing evidence adduced and drawing reasoned conclusions to enable the House make an informed decision on a matter. The power of the House to appoint Committees is anchored on the provisions of the Constitution and, in particular, Section 56 of the Old Constitution as saved under Section 3 of Schedule Six of the new Constitution which inter alia states:- “(1) Subject to this Constitution, the National Assembly may – (a) make standing orders regulating the procedure of the Assembly (including in particular orders for the orderly conduct of proceedings);"
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