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    "content": "whose business shall be the election of the chairpersons and vice-chairpersons. As is the tradition of Parliament, committees’ activities will thereafter stand suspended until Monday 15th January 2018, being the third week of January 2018. This is to allow you to spend valuable time with your families – those that have – during the holiday season and also attend to your constituents. In addition, this will avail the officers and staff of Parliament an opportunity to take their annual leave and also begin preparations for the next Session. Ordinarily, committee activities will normally resume during the last week of January but recognising that committees need to undertake induction programmes; this necessitates the earlier commencement of business of Committees. Hon. Members, even as we break, I direct the Committee on Delegated Legislation to consider and conclude all statutory instruments before it expeditiously. This is in line with the provisions of the Statute Law Act, which gives the Parliamentary Committee 28 days to consider all statutory instruments before it. Otherwise, they stand approved in the form they were published and submitted to the House. The Committee should then inform the House on the actions taken upon resumption from recess. Hon. Members, in view of the foregoing, I now direct that the various Committees conduct the elections of chairpersons and vice-chairpersons latest by Thursday, 21st December 2017. Thereafter, no committee sittings shall be convened as earlier stated up to 15th January 2018 unless special consideration is granted by my office. Finally, I wish you safe and restful festive season and a prosperous new year 2018."
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