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    "id": 1191739,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kathiani, WDM",
    "speaker_title": "Robert Mbui",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity. I also join my colleagues in confirming that the wisdom of this House in forming the Committee on Delegated Legislation was to ensure that all statutory instruments, in other words subsidiary legislation, are brought for approval in the House. Section II of the Statutory Instruments Act deals with the laying of statutory instruments on the Table of the House. Therefore, Section 11 says that the authority that makes a statutory instrument must lay it within seven days. Again, Section 11(4) says that if they fail to do so, that legislation ceases to have effect. The problem is that you need to define and understand the definition of a statutory instrument. Some of these statutory instruments are pronouncements that have the effect of law. How do you lay a pronouncement on the Table of the House? You will be surprised to note that even the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) education system we are talking about, which is meant to reform our education system, was never brought to the Floor of the House. There are so many regulations that are affected. I think it is important for you to give the House and the Committee on Delegated Legislation authority to pick any legislation they hear is out there. We are here to represent the people. We should bring to the Floor any legislation made out there and address it as a committee and table it on the Floor of the House."
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