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    "id": 777225,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/777225/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "February 28, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 24 The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 440,
        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are few instances that I agree with the Senate Minority Leader in his language and everything. As you may be aware, I have been requesting your Office to postpone my Bill because of the interest it has generated for the committee to first complete public participation so that by the time we come to debate, we have the report. It is important Bills be quickly committed to committees after First Readings. Clerks assisting committees must always organise for the meetings but also it is the proactive responsibility of Chairs of committees to understand the importance of public participation as an informing tool for this House to carry out certain responsibilities. Sometimes I bring Bills here as the Senate Majority Leader with all honesty that I have not had a chance and I am not an expert in the area. A good example is the Bill on irrigation that we had here. We were waiting for the report of the committee to inform this House some of the things we need to amend at the Committee Stage. It becomes more useful if the issues come up at the Committee Stage, so that during the debating, we incorporate them. I think that is a practice that you as the Chair of the SBC should adopt. Before any business is enlisted, one of the things that we must confirm is whether a committee completed its process for public participation."
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