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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kitui Central, WDM-K",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Makali Mulu",
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        "legal_name": "Benson Makali Mulu",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to support the Report of the Committee. I have listened to some Members who are confusing the Report of the Committee which is proposing nullification of the regulations and the merit of facts. The Committee has said it looked at the proposed regulations and realised some gaps in terms of the process. It is on this basis that they are proposing to this House to nullify these regulations. We have a situation whereby the key stakeholders affected by this legislation have not been consulted to give their input. So, as the regulations were being finalised, they would have said what is good for them or what they think might challenge implementation of these regulations. This is a strong point and actually is what we call public participation. In a situation where the public is not involved automatically and, as a House, we have a reason to support the Committee. The other point is the issue where the Chair of the Committee has reported that Members of Parliament are being left out of the whole arrangement completely, as patrons and the issue of oversight, yet this is public money being sent out there so that Kenyans can improve their lives. I think as representatives of the people, we might not need to sit in those boards and be there day today. But we have a big duty to ensure that we are aware of what is happening and report to the rest of Kenyans. That is why I am saying that the whole idea of Biashara Fund was a very good idea. This is because what we are doing is bringing four different funds under one umbrella, and what will this do? In a situation where we have four headquarters for these funds, we will have one; where we have four CEOs, we will have one; and where we have several directors, they will be merged to only one set of directors. To some extent, there is no way we can say in such a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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