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    "id": 922163,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Murkomen",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Onesimus Kipchumba Murkomen",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion:- THAT, Pursuant to Standing Order 134 of the Senate Standing Orders, this House resolves to reduce the publication period in respect of The Division of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No. 13 of 2019), from Seven (7) days to One (1) day. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Procedural Motion, which means that it does not require the usual threshold of 24 delegations. Nevertheless, it is important because of the subject matter that we are dealing with, which is The Division of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills No.13 of 2019). Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Standing Orders require that when a Bill is published and read a First Time in the House, it must wait for at least seven days before the Second Reading. The Standing Orders also require that the publication period can be reduced through a resolution of the House. Therefore, this Motion is requesting the august House to make a decision that will reduce the publication period of this Bill from seven days to one day. That will make it possible for us to debate, deliberate and pass this Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request this House that when the Bill will back on Tuesday, next week, to deliberate it for the Second Reading, Third Reading and complete it. In fact, we will not have any other responsibility, except that of deliberating on this important Bill and passing it. As we all know, The Division of Revenue Bill that came from the National Assembly was deliberated by both Houses. We had a Mediation Committee, which did a fantastic job to negotiate for the right resources that are supposed to go to our counties. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a historical day. Therefore, it is important to deliberate on these issues on such an important and historic day. Permit me to start by congratulating you for leading this important House to finding solutions to the madness that has been witnessed for six years, on the matter of deliberating and passing of Bills."
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