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"content": "From the outset, Hon. Members, I wish to remind the House that provisions relating to the following Acts were withdrawn by the Mover, the Leader of the Majority Party, as conveyed in my Communication of 7th March 2019: (i) The provisions proposing to amend the Co-operative Societies Act (Cap 490); (ii) The provisions proposing to amend the SACCO Societies Act (No. 14 of 2008; and, (iii)The provisions proposing to amend the Statistics Act (No. 4 of 2006). Secondly, the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 13 of 2018) is also proposing to amend the Energy Act (No. 12 of 2006). In view of the fact that the Energy Act 2006 was repealed early this year when Parliament enacted the Energy Act 2019, the provisions proposing to amend the Energy Act of 2006 as contained in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 13 of 2018) stand invalidated and shall not be considered in the Committee of the whole House. This is because the principle referred to in the Bill no longer exists. Thirdly, regarding the Urban Areas and Cities Act (No. 13 of 2011), the Clerk has since advised me that the provisions proposing to amend the said Act do not conflict with the recently enacted Urban Areas and Cities Act (No. 3 of 2019). The Committee of the whole House may, therefore, proceed to consider the said provisions as contained in the Bill and any other amendments proposed by Members. Fourthly, regarding the Public Private Partnership Act (No. 15 of 2013), you will note that the Bill proposes to amend Sections 4, 5, 6, 14, 17, 27, 28, 30, 31, 33, 37, 45, 48, 52, 54, 57, 58, 61, 64, 65 and 71 in the Act. In this respect, the House is aware of a separate Bill namely the Public Private Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2017 which is at an advanced stage, having been passed by this House and forwarded to the Senate. What is now awaited is consideration of the Senate’s amendments by this House. A perusal of the two Bills reveals that they are both proposing to amend Sections 31, 37, 45, 54 and 57. In this regard, and in keeping with Standing Order No. 133(6) which provides that no amendment shall be moved which is inconsistent with any part of the Bill already agreed to or any decision already made by the Committee, the provisions to amend Sections 31, 37, 45, 54 and 57 as contained in the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 13 of 2018) shall not be considered in the Committee of the whole House. This includes any other amendments proposed by any Members to the said sections of the principal Act. Lastly, I wish now to draw the attention of the House to the amendments proposed by the Member for Gatundu South, Hon. Moses Kuria, to the provisions relating to the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015. For the benefit of the House, the objective of the amendments is to address his concern of pending bills and delayed payments to suppliers of goods and services to the public sector. I have subjected the said amendments to the procedure relating to money Bills as required by Article 114 of the Constitution and our Standing Order No. 231. I am advised that the Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) has recommended that the House does proceed to consider the proposed amendments. In this regard, the amendments proposed by the Member for Gatundu South with respect to insertion of New Clauses 87A and 87B under Section 87 of 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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