{"id":435853,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/435853/?format=json","text_counter":46,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Ms.) Kajuju","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":840,"legal_name":"Florence Kajuju","slug":"florence-kajuju"},"content":"Hon. Speaker, in consideration of the East African Community Co-operative Societies Bill, 2014 the Bill makes minimal reference to the EAC Treaty and the relevant statutes governing SACCOs in individual partner states. It merely creates a regional co- operative society without providing how SACCOs will be inter-linked and regulated both within their countries and regionally. The mode of formation of the co-operatives is not clear as the integration component has not been addressed by the Bill. The Constitution of Kenya recognizes that SACCOs are a devolved function and, therefore, it is apparent that there will be divergent rules and regulations governing them from one county to another other."}