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    "id": 1191732,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Suna East, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Junet Nuh",
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    "content": "The first day we appeared here, we swore to defend and uphold the Constitution. The Constitution clearly says that nothing can have the force of law unless it is passed in this House. It is as simple as that. So, I want to tell those people, including banks that are operating under illegal regulations, to please, stop it from today. There is no such regulation that is in force. That was a mere piece of paper that was given to you by the CBK Governor. It has no force of law. Parliament is telling you that those regulations are irregular and illegal. Please, do not force them on the Kenyan people. In conclusion, there is a reason the Committee on Delegated Legislation was put in place. The Committee is not in place in vain. It has a Chairman and Members. Its work is to make sure that when regulations come before it, they look at them, approve or disapprove them and bring them to the House, so that all Members either approve or disapprove them. If this thing is not stopped, I can assure you there will be many cabinet secretaries and statutory bodies that will come up with their own regulations. That will be an affront to this House. That will be usurping the powers of Parliament given by the Constitution. What will happen if everybody decides to do their own thing without following the Constitution? I want to say to whoever is listening to us today in Parliament that through the Speaker’s ruling, Parliament is saying that those regulations are irregular. Do not follow them. Ignore them."
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