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    "speaker_name": "Ugunja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "of push and pull every now and then. Ultimately, the end result is that they want to (inaudible ) Parliament. Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am an avid reader of newspapers. Today I was reading some commentary by one activist in The Star, who was trying to castigate Parliament for doing its work. By Parliament rejecting these Regulations, it is doing its work. Ama namna gani ? It was not the intention of the drafters of the Constitution that once regulations are drafted, they will basically be passed through Parliament as a formality. I do not think Parliament was meant to be a conveyor belt. The reason why Parliament was given the mandate to approve such regulations is that it could as well refuse to approve them. Let this be the last debate on this matter. I want to encourage the Chairperson and the Committee on Delegated Legislation to keep a keen eye on all these actors, agencies, ministries and State departments which will be coming up with regulations from time to time. Let them know that there is no other route. You cannot develop regulations and have them implemented through the backdoor; they must pass through this House. In the wisdom of this House, they will be enriched, changed and amended, if need be. I do not think we need to belabour the point. If some people think that what the Constitution has given them is not enough, they can bring forth their suggestions on how we can improve on their mandate if the time comes for reviewing the Constitution. However, as it is, unless the Constitution is reviewed or amended otherwise, you have to live by what you are provided for under the Constitution. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this country is going through a difficult time and hence we need to focus on more serious issues. The Kenyan employees whose salaries and benefits are determined by the SRC are going through a very rough time. Therefore, any attempt to withdraw benefits or gains that employees have got over time can only be tantamount to punishment. As we speak, the value of the shilling has dropped to unprecedented levels. Never in the history of this country has the shilling lost against the dollar in the manner it has for the last couple of months. It is, therefore, the responsibility of this House, even as we reject these Regulations, to find out where the rain started beating us. What has caused this kind of situation? Is it bad politics? If so, why can we not fix it? There seems to be something happening in this country which is making life increasingly unbearable for all Kenyans, and more so those who are in the low-income earning bracket. Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I support this Motion, let us also fix the politics that are causing the value of the shilling to drop like a stone thrown from the sky. You may think that I am saying this in gest, but it is a very serious issue."
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