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    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1394806/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": "Act through the Finance Act or the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill. There has to be a substantive Bill to amend the Act. This is why this is urgent because of the pending court case. There are almost 2,000 statutory instruments that have expired. It is not that the instruments were not published in time. They have been in force for the last 10 years. Their lifespan came to an end in January. We were trying to safeguard them in July but, unfortunately, the court case came along. It is also important to note that if we do not do this, then we continue to be in limbo where we have statutory instruments that are not being enforced. Some of them are very important, including the ones for Kenyatta National Hospital, Kenyatta University, and many other institutions. The urgency is manifest. I know there is merit in trying to say that we do not ‘eat into the pie’ of Private Members’ Bills this morning, but exigencies of time, Dr Nyikal, sometimes call upon us to do it this way. I plead with Members to also agree that Order No.17 be included in the Motion and we pass it as it is."
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