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    "content": "I believe that, in the Independent Electoral and Boundary Commission, there are quite a number of lawyers and other legal experts. So, they should know that. Again, Hon. Members, I go by what Hon. Tim Wanyonyi has said that, his Committee - I can see another very active Member of that Committee, Hon. Murugara is here - will be looking at these instruments notwithstanding what we are saying here. This is because in keeping with good practice, it is not generally good practice for the Speaker to withdraw business that has been referred to a Committee of the House. It is good that the Committee looks at whatever business has been referred to it and makes its report before the House, so that the House makes a determination one way or the other by either agreeing or disagreeing with the Committee or proposing amendments to what the Committee has come up with because the Committee is a creature of the House. Therefore, Hon. Members, it is not my intention to remove from the Committee on Delegated Legislation, the instruments which came from the IEBC on Thursday last week. Having said so, let me also revisit this history. There is something that they brought here which was referred to as the Election Campaign Financing Regulations, 2016. The Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its Consideration of the Election Campaign Financing Regulations, 2016 was laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 20th December 2016, during the Morning Sitting, and a notice of Motion was given as follows: “THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 18 and 19 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 and Standing Order No.210(4)(b): (i) the House rejects the draft Election Campaign Financing Regulations, 2016, as they contravene Section 5 of the Election Campaign Financing Act, 2013 and Section 13(a) of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013; and, (ii) the House resolves that the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee introduces relevant legislation to amend appropriate sections of the Election Campaign Financing Act, 2013, particularly sections 5 and 18, to give suitable timelines for compliance to enable the IEBC submit fresh Regulations for approval.” Hon. Members, remember that I have just read out to you Section 5, which is about the 12 months’ period. The Committee on Delegated Legislation of the last Parliament, in making this recommendation, had in mind that if the timelines in Section 5 could be reduced, then the IEBC could be given a chance to resuscitate or bring back to life what came to Parliament as a corpse."
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