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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Speaker",
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    "content": "appreciate that whereas the Constitution in Article 119 allows any Kenyan to petition Parliament and whereas Parliament has also enacted the procedure to be followed, the avenue for petitions has certain limitations, just like Hon. Hon. Makali Mulu indicated. Standing Order No.227 requires that the committee makes its findings on a petition and reports to the petitioner directly while at the same time tabling a report before the House. The Speaker may then allow comments for a limited period of 20 minutes. It is comments! The House is not required to make any resolution. So, it is important that Members appreciate that, more so those in the Procedure and House Rules Committee. They should take this particular aspect of this procedure so that, maybe, appropriate amendments could be introduced. That is because some of the petitions which are presented here require the House to delve into very serious matters. It is unfortunate that the House is thereafter not even required to resolve anything. It is merely supposed to note and make comments for 20 minutes. I am sure further information will be given by the Members of the Procedure and House Rules Committee who travelled out of the country recently about the place of petitions and how they may be processed from time to time. The Petition stands committed to the relevant committee. Hon. Members, before we proceed, allow me to recognise members of the Nyali Constituency National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF), who are in the Speaker’s Gallery and students from the following institutions who are in the Public Gallery: Emeroka Secondary School, Nyaribari Masaba Constituency, Kisii County and Moremani Secondary School, Nyaribari Masaba Constituency, Kisii County. They are all welcome to observe the proceedings of the National Assembly this afternoon. Next Order."
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