Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1091634,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1091634/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 41,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 407,
        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
        "slug": "ledama-olekina"
    },
    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to make a few comments on this Report, which has been tabled by the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization on MUSCO. The reason why I decided to speak on this matter is to go back on the issue as to why SASRA did away with the license that they had handed over to MUSCO. There is a thin line between respecting the rule of law and operating the way you used to. I have no objection when it comes to the recommendation given by the Committee but I believe that just like any one is given the right to petition this Parliament and the fact that we do not have an Implementation Committee, the only way that the vast majority of the members of MUSCO would be able to benefit is if the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization followed each of their recommendations to ensure that they are actually implemented. The recommendations are very good and we normally get a lot of petitions in this House. However, since we do not have an Implementation Committee, it makes it very difficult for the petitioners even to have faith in this House. I would like to urge the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization to make sure that they go back and look at their recommendations. If recommendation one is to say the Commissioner of Co-operatives in consultation with SASRA and the county government of Uasin Gishu, the Co-operative Bank and the Inter-Governmental Relations Technical Committee reinstate MUSCO’s certificate within 90 days, they should do so but they should also ensure that MUSCO adheres to the rule of law. If you look at the reason as to why the decision was taken which the Committee observed was done overnight, it is because SASRA violated Section 27(1)(b) of the Sacco Societies Act, Regulation 2010 and the conditions imposed by SASRA in 2017. We pass laws here in this House, we want them to be followed to the letter. When an individual or a society decides not to follow, they petition the Senate; we pass recommendations that they should be reinstated, this should be done following the rule of law. That is the only way we can correct the mistake. Transferring a wrong from one place to another is not solving the problem. Since we do not have an Implementation Committee, I would like to urge this Committee to invite this society. They should sit down, discuss with them and ensure that they follow the law."
}