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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, this House approves the Report of the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation and the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information on the scrutiny of the Energy (Importation of petroleum products) (quota allocations) Regulations, 2010, laid on the Table of the House on 1st March, 2011. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation received a complaint with respect to the energy importation of petroleum products (quota allocations) Regulations, 2010 which was gazzeted by the Minister of Energy on 11th June, 2010 as Legal Notice No.96 to the effect that the said regulations are in breach of Section 116 of the Energy Act in so far as they confer upon the National Oil Corporation of Kenya unfair advantage over other players in the sector. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee then requested the Ministry of Energy to fill in an explanatory memorandum developed by the Committee to explain the purpose for which the regulations were enacted. The Minister, accordingly, did fill the form and we had four meetings with five oil marketing companies. He further received other submissions from the different stakeholders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the course of the hearings, the Committee noted that the regulations also involved questions of policy which under our Standing Orders are the sole exclusive mandate of the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information. Therefore, we chose to invite the Departmental Committee on Energy, Information and Communication to participate in the scrutiny of the said regulation. The Committee on Delegated Legislation is established under Standing Order No.197 to, among, other functions, ensure that statutory instruments are laid before the House as may be provided under any written law and scrutinize such instruments to ensure they are consistent with current statutes. Two, unless otherwise provided for, either expressly or by implication under any written law, all subsidiary legislation shall be tabled before the House upon publication in the Kenya Gazette. Three, the Committee may recommend that the House resolves that any particular subsidiary legislation be allowed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information was constituted at the beginning of the 10th Parliament and executes its mandate according to the provisions of Standing Order No.193(3) which is a long list. Schedule 2 of the Standing Orders provides that the Departmental Committee will deal with the following subjects: 1. Development, production, maintenance and regulation of energy. 2. Communication. 3. Information. 4. Broadcasting and information communication technology development. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the membership of the joint Committees was as follows: Hon. Amina Abdalla, MP Hon. Eng. James Rege, MP Hon. James Maina Kamau, MP Hon. Ababu Namwamba, MP Hon. Gitobu Imanyara, MP Dr. (Hon.) Julius Kones, MP Hon. John Olago, MP Hon. Barnabas Muturi Mwangi, MP Hon. Njoroge Baiya, MP Hon. Kiema Kilonzo, MP Hon. Fahim Twaha, MP Hon. Danson Mwakulegwa Mwazo, MP Hon. Joshua Kutuny, MP Hon. Adan Keynan, MP Eng. (Hon.) Nicholas Gumbo, MP Hon. Edwin Yinda, MP Hon. Emilio Kathuri, MP Hon. Ekwee Ethuro, MP Prof. (Hon.) Philip Kaloki, MP Hon. Cyprian Omollo, MP"
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