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    "id": 998991,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "(ii) inserting the words “subject to subsection (2)” immediately after the words “such business may” in paragraph (a); (iii) deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefore the following new paragraph– (b) the Speakers of Parliament shall, with the approval of the respective House, make guidelines on the conduct of plenary and committee sittings remotely; (iv) deleting paragraph (c) and substituting therefore the following new paragraph– (c) the Speaker of each county assembly shall, with the approval of the respective county assembly, make guidelines on the conduct of plenary and committee sittings remotely; (c) by inserting the following clauses immediately after the new sub- clause (1)— (2) The holding of a meeting under sub-section (1)(a) shall be subject to the existing laws on the conduct of meetings and the validity of resolutions. (3) The Cabinet Secretary for matters relating to information, communications and technology shall make regulations for the protection of data and information transmitted during meetings held remotely. Madam Temporary Chairperson, for instance, if the Senate decides to do virtual meetings, then the existing law, for example, for quorum or how the meeting is called must still be adhered to. This is just for ease. We have seen a lot of success in meetings being held virtually. Our Committees are meeting virtually but you still have to have your quorum as usual. We have now done 64 meetings of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. For private and public sector where statutory timelines are required for meetings to be held, existing regulations hold but then they can be done with these provisions. I move that the Clause be amended as stated."
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