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    "id": 1213704,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kikuyu, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I hear Hon. Adan Keynan saying the Alliance High School; it is not Alliance Boys High School. It is called The Alliance High School. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I arise to support the Report and the recommendations by the Committee on Delegated Legislation to nullify in entirety those Regulations. I must take this opportunity to commend the Committee on Delegated Legislation under their able leadership of Hon. Samwel Chepkonga. You remember at the beginning of the last session, I think it is Hon. Samwel Chepkonga or Hon. George Murugara who rose on a point of order on the question of how Ministries and the Executive treat the subject of delegated legislation. Indeed, in the last regime, there was gross abuse of delegated legislation and regulations were being enacted and given the force of law without having the force of law because they were effecting regulations and harassing Kenyans all over on regulations that had neither been approved nor tabled before this House. People were being fought to follow such regulations. Therefore, it behoves on us to commend the Committee on Delegated Legislation. They have risen to the occasion to ensure that nobody ignores the legislative role of Members of Parliament and what this House has been established to do under the Constitution. It is only this House that has the power to legislate and even those who have been given powers to legislate through delegated legislation must follow the Statutory Instruments Act and the Constitution of Kenya, and ensure all such regulations are scrutinised by the people’s representatives for them to enjoy the force of all. If you look at those Regulations, they sought to extend licenses to people who are both millers and marketers. We do not need to be neuroscientists to know the cartels that have ensured coffee farmers in this country do not enjoy the sweat of their labour. Members may wish to visit Sheria House and check the shareholders of the New Kenya Planters Cooperative Union (New KPCU). You will be shocked that the former Cabinet Secretary—the author of these regulations—Hon. Peter Munya, had registered himself as a shareholder of the New KPCU; not as the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture. Ordinarily, if the ministry is to hold shares, it is the Principal Secretary’s office and not the Principal Secretary in person who should hold such shares. Therefore, let me commend this Committee because it has acted to save the Kenyan coffee farmer. When the regulations are done, I hope they will not be done for the benefit of cartels or a few people. These are the people behaving as millers, marketers, brokers and crooks at the same time. It should be for the benefit of the man and woman who sweat it out to grow coffee across our country—from Mt. Elgon to Kiambu to Githunguri to Kirinyaga. That is so that our farmers enjoy the real sweat of their farming. We commend our very good coffee 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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