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"content": "(iii) The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 13 of 2018); (iv) The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 16 of 2019); (v) The Elections (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 18 of 2019); (vi) The Alternative Dispute Resolution Bill (Senate Bills No. 19 of 2019); and, (vii) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 35 of 2019). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, our Committee held a series of meetings to the review of the Constitution of Kenya with a view to strengthening the framework of devolution, including the role of the Senate. I am happy to report that the proposals made by the Committee formed part of the report submitted to the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) which is now being considered by the President and former Prime Minister. However, we do not know whether it will survive or die on the surgery table. It is by the Deputy Speaker, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki Kithure, on behalf of the Senate. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, our Committee observed that various laws passed by Parliament in the 11thand 12th Parliament were enacted without compliance with the procedure for enacting legislation as set out under Part 4 of Chapter 8 of the Constitution. The Committee, therefore, resolved that an audit of the laws enacted in the 12th Parliament be undertaken with a view to identify the laws that were enacted un- procedurally. We, therefore, conducted a thorough audit of the laws where over 20 laws were identified as having been enacted un-procedurally. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank Senators for the walk of justice to Milimani High Court. The key concerns were the non-compliance with Articles 1(1), 2, 2(2), 3 (1), 6, 10, 50 (1), 93 (1), 94 (1) and 2, 94 (5), 96 (1), 96 (2), 97 (1) (b), 98 (1) (a), 98 (1) (b) (c) and (d), 109, 110, 114, 159, 165, 258 and 259 of the Constitution. Under the leadership of the Rt. Hon. Speaker, a law suit was filed at the High Court. I thank your office for the wonderful support. I also thank you for being on the forefront. I saw the happiness on the face of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and those of the Leadership of the House."
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