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    "content": "Hon. Members, you recall that on Thursday, 10th November 2022, Hon. Samwel Chepkonga rose, pursuant to Standing Order 83, to seek guidance from the Speaker on the failure by the regulations making bodies to table regulations before the House for scrutiny. Hon. Chepkonga stated that the Committee on Delegated Legislation has noted with concern that there are various Instruments that currently have the force of law but were not tabled in the House as required by the law. On account of both the Statutory Instruments Act, No. 23 of 2013 and the Standing Orders limiting the mandate of the Committee to Statutory Instruments tabled in the House, Hon. Chepkonga sought guidance of the powers of the Committee in relation to Statutory Instruments that have not been tabled in the House. In seeking further guidance on the powers and mandate of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, Hon. Chepkonga cited the ruling of my predecessor, dated 26th March 2014 on this matter. In that ruling, the Speaker, while referring to the Statutory Instruments Act No. 23 of 2013, stated that under Section 11 of the Act, every Cabinet Secretary responsible for a regulation making authority shall, within seven sitting days after the publication of a Statutory Instrument, ensure that a copy of the Statutory Instrument is transmitted to the Clerk, together with an explanatory 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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