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    "id": 1052436,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, DP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Gitonga",
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        "legal_name": "George Gitonga Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to second the County Statutory Instruments Bill (Senate Bill No. 21 of 2018), which has been committed to the Committee on Delegated Legislation in which I sit and which we have given due consideration to see whether it meets the threshold of statutory instruments laws which the Committee on Delegated Legislation has been looking at ever since this Parliament came into being. This is a very important law which comes in to the county assemblies to ensure that they are guided while they are dealing with statutory instruments. Statutory instruments are actually subsidiary legislation away from the main legislation; which instruments must be scrutinised to confirm that they are compliant. It is important to point out that the Committee on Delegated Legislation, which is a select committee of this House, is one of the most active committees and has been dealing with subsidiary legislation, statutory instruments and most of the county assemblies will actually be advised to be visiting the House of Parliament, the National Assembly, to benchmark as regards the implementation of this Bill. Most important, and this is provided for by this Bill, is the element of public participation that, as we continue to pass laws especially subsidiary legislation, it is important to consult the public so that there is input. This is because the public are the consumers of this law and as such, they must be consulted for their input. Then there is the most important aspect which is also provided in this Bill, that the statutory instruments be examined by the county assemblies committees on delegated legislation. They must also be compliant with the Constitution, with the parent Act and other laws that are made pursuant to the necessary provisions. It is important to note that those county assemblies will have powers as possessed by this House to approve where those statutory instruments are compliant. Where they do not comply, they will have powers to annul. Once annulled, the process begins afresh. This is a very important law. It is a law that we should support so that the county assemblies can now move away from the Parliamentary Statutory Instruments Act to their own Statutory Instruments Act. Then, they can move on to deal with delegated legislation. With those remarks, I beg to second."
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