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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ainabkoi, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Samuel Chepkong’a",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 83 as read together with Standing Order 1. While considering a number of regulations that were referred to the Committee on Delegated Legislation in the last two meetings, we were faced with a lacuna. There are certain regulations that had been made by certain statutory bodies or persons authorised to make regulations, but the bodies or persons have not brought the regulations to the House. We looked at the Statutory Instruments Act and realised that the Committee can only consider regulations that have been tabled before this House and referred to the Committee. We made an attempt to find out what to do with the regulations. We came to the conclusion that we need to come to the House and appeal to you to make a ruling with regard to those regulations that have been promulgated by statutory bodies that have authority to make regulations, but have not brought them to this House. While researching on what needs to be done, we came across a ruling of your predecessor, Hon. Muturi, dated 26th March 2014. While providing guidance with regard to statutory instruments tabled in the House and referred the Committee on Delegated Legislation, this is what he said: Under Section 11 of the Act, every cabinet secretary responsible for a regulation-making authority shall, within seven sitting days after the publication of statutory instrument, ensure that a copy of the statutory instrument is transmitted to the Clerk for tabling before the House together with an explanatory memorandum in the manner prescribed in the Schedule. Upon receipt of the statutory instrument and the memorandum, the Clerk shall enter the instrument in the register required to be maintained under the Act. Hon. Speaker, your predecessor took parliamentary notice that there are certain cabinet secretaries or statutory bodies that make regulations, but do not bring them to the House yet they require people to comply with them. This is what he said: I must observe, with great regret, that there has been little compliance by cabinet secretaries with this provision and I urge the Leader of the Majority Party to follow up with the appropriate channels on this issue as lack of compliance with this requirement is fatal to the statutory instrument being said to be made. 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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