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    "id": 1213724,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Marakwet West, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Kipchumba",
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    "content": "statutory instrument. I call upon the Committee to relook at the Statutory Instruments Act of 2013 together with our Standing Orders and propose amendments so that when the Committee does not agree with any regulations, it can have the option of proposing amendments to those particular regulations. The current law leaves the Committee with its hands tied. It cannot look at regulations in a substantive manner. Secondly, this House has been given the power to make law. That power has purportedly been taken by Ministries. Proposed legislations come to the House and go through First, Second and Third Readings before being passed. The question is why we cannot adopt a procedure that allows the House to review a regulation. Why are we limiting the scrutiny of a legal document? Going forward, we must be able to relook at proposed regulations in their totality so that we have laws that this House has properly approved. I support the Motion as moved. It is my prayer that this House will be able to look at the legal framework in so far as statutory instruments are concerned with a view of reviewing the same. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the chance to contribute."
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