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    "speaker_name": "Funyula, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo",
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me join the Committee in adopting its report to annul these specific regulations. During the last term, I sat on the same Committee. If any aspect of the law-making process is shamelessly, routinely, and brazenly abused by the Executive, it is subsidiary legislation. That is where the most punitive provisions are contained, the most punitive penalties are hidden, and the excesses of the Executive can be found. The Statutory Instruments Act is designed so that we either have to accept the regulations in their entirety or annul them entirely. Many times when they want to be notorious, they skip pre-publication scrutiny and bring it to us when it is already complete. At times, we engage in pre-publication scrutiny, and then they totally disregard the views of the Committee Members and proceed to publish the regulations as they are. At one time, we were so furious when we sat with the Agriculture and Food Authority, and we said that the Sugar Regulations were bad because they hurt the farmers badly. Surprisingly, the Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Munya, proceeded to publish them. So, when they came, they told us it was done by State House. We said it was okay, we would let State House pass the regulations, but we annulled them. Indeed, we annulled them. I feel good that the Committee still has the spine and temerity to stand up to the Executive and annul unconstitutional statutory instruments. This is a growing trend that we must nip in the bud early enough. Many things are being pushed down our throats from foreign institutions and bodies; they are not homegrown. The definition of terrorism in this country is not domesticated. Actually, it was plucked from somewhere and brought to us. Some laws are outrightly unconstitutional and will claw back the gains of the Bill of Rights in the Constitution. I want to urge the Committee and those who are behest on pushing the Executive’s agenda to be careful. They should ensure that they do not please external bodies. They may end up hurting our people. Some activities undertaken in this country are not terrorism. For example, when a group of Maasais move around with rungus celebrating a certain ritual, that is not an act of terror. However, for a white man, when he sees a huge group of people moving together, he imagines that they are committing an act of terror. The Bukusu, when escorting their boys after circumcision, sing very tough songs. Any person would be scared by their agility of jumping up and down, and might think something is wrong. We must stand up for our values and solve our problems domestically. Some of the terror acts that have happened were obviously the result of the security sector's negligence and 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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