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    "content": "understanding on some of those issues. I hope that based on this, the various Cabinet Secretaries will take their responsibilities seriously in terms of regulation making, so that we have smooth sailing processes of enacting regulations that will ensure that the interests of Kenyans in ensuring that public health is preserved, people are not exposed to secondary smoking and that the tobacco industry is regulated in a manner that agrees with some of the conventions that the WHO that this country has signed, are adhered to. More importantly, that we are able to regulate the sector in accordance with the Tobacco Regulations Act that Parliament passed in 2007. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we call upon the Cabinet Secretary that as we finalize scrutinizing these regulations, they will get back to the drawing board on some of those regulations that the Committee proposes to be annulled. This is the only way we can then have fruitful engagement and discussion. We have these regulations finalized and put enacted, so that then, we can regulate the sector. I also call upon the Member of this House to approve this Motion so that we move it to the Committee of the Whole stage, where we will go through regulation by regulation and point out the issues that the Committee thinks should be addressed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to move and request that the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation to second."
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