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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo",
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        "legal_name": "Nicholas Gumbo",
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    "content": "On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. First, I have no objection to the framing of the amendment. In this House, we have many times referred to this entity called KEPSA. Is it recognised in any law in Kenya? The danger is, when we allow pressure groups to nominate representatives, they can exist today and fail to exist tomorrow. There are too many pressure groups. I think the idea of pressure groups nominating representatives when they are not recognised in law to take legal positions is dangerous to this country. Tomorrow, another entity will come doing exactly the same thing KEPSA is doing. I have discussed this matter with KEPSA people; they are asking to be recognised in law, but do they exist in law? What happens tomorrow if we have another pressure group calling itself “Kenya Sector Alliance”? There are so many of these things. If we go in this direction, we are going to lose the intention of this Parliament to make laws that serve the people of Kenya. What happens if the people who formed KEPSA decide that they do not want it and want to call it by another name? If it is this House, it will be okay because we will come back to it. If KEPSA was recognised in law, it would not change its name without coming back to this House. The name would have to be changed by this House and we would change reference to it accordingly. When we allow pressure groups to nominate pressure groups that are not recognised in law, it is a dangerous way to go. There is no end to it. It is something this House must cease doing."
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