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    "id": 772710,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "Hon. Members, this is Petition No.1 of 2018. Standing Order 225(2)(b) of the National Assembly Standing Orders requires that the Speaker reports to the House, any petition other than those presented through a Member. I, therefore, wish to convey to the House that my office has received a petition regarding the Physical Planning Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 34 of 2017. The Petition is signed by one Wanjiru Gikonyo on behalf of 10 citizens. Among the prayers, the petitioners are praying that Parliament refrains from passing into law, the Physical Planning Bill, 2017 until adequate consultations are made with key stakeholders. Hon. Members, as you are aware, public participation in the legislative process is a requirement of our Constitution under Article 118 (1)(b). Indeed, the said Bill was read the First Time on 11th October 2017 and referred to the Departmental Committee on Lands. Further that, on 5th January 2018, the Office of the Clerk published an advertisement in the local dailies calling for submission of memorandum on the said Bill. Among other requirements, the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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