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The procedure of the House provide for the formation of four kinds of Committees; Committees of the Whole House; Standing Committees; Ad hoc Select Committees; and Departmental Committees;
Committees of the Wholehouse There are three types of Committees of the Whole House. Committee of the Whole House on Committee stage of a Bill
- On a bill being given a Second Reading, it stands committed to the Committee of the Whole House, unless the House resolves to commit it to an Ad hoc Select Committee.Committee of the Whole House on the Budget
- Following the laying of annual or supplementary estimates of government expenditure before the House, and the budget speech by the Minister for Finance, the Committees of Ways and Means; and of Supply deliberate on them in sequence. Both Committee are of the Whole House.
The Committee of Ways and Means Confines itself to deliberation on the processes suggested by the Minister for Finance to raise funds to foot the budget for ‘he particular Fiscal Year. These deliberations are supposed to last three days.
Committee of Supply Confines itself to deliberation on the distribution of funds to be raised in the Committee of Ways and Means to the various Ministries ano’ Departments; this Committee does the distributions within the twenty allotted days before October 31, each Calendar year.
Standing Committees May also be known as Sessional Committees, and consist of a minimum of five and a maximum of twenty Members nominated by the House Business Committee and appointed by the House, on a motion moved by the Leader of Govemment Business. The business carried out by the current eight Standing Committees is either routine and/or in-house. The lifespan of the membership of these Committees coincides with that of a Session.  The Kenyan Parliament  Parliamentary Proceedings
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