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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "I think for the time being, the Clerk is instructed or directed to communicate this concern to the Senate, that those Bills which were passed by this House some months ago, and some in the last Parliament, but have not been processed, should receive most urgent attention. Of course, we can only deal with that which is before this House. The Leader of the Majority Party has indicated a number of Bills emanating from the Senate which will be in the Order Paper for debate by this House. I think the best we can do is, let us do that which is within our roles under Article 95 of the Constitution. However, the Clerk has been directed to seek some information regarding the position of those Bills. If need be, if that House may have decided that they no longer need to pass them then the people of Kenya can be informed that, that is the decision of that House and not this House. Hon. Junet, you are right. I do recall when they were here, the issue of them being passed within the requisite constitutional timelines was impressed upon us but those who kept impressing, including the various civil society groups that keep saying that this one has been summoned or this one has not happened… Unfortunately, when it is convenient, people refer to the National Assembly as Parliament. When it is not convenient, they are no longer Members of Parliament. So, it is only fair that the Constitution talks about the Bills to be passed by Parliament and the ones which were to be passed by National Assembly because they affect the operations which are there within the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution and, therefore, require the concurrence of both Houses. I believe some information will be forthcoming from the administration of the other side. We leave it at that. I am sure it is a matter we can discuss in the HBC. Next Order!"
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