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    "id": 794092,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/794092/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. John Wambugu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "John Munene Wambugu",
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    "content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Motion to annul the NTSA (Operation of Commercial Motor Vehicles) Regulations, 2018. When we retired to consider those Regulations, it became apparently clear that there was no sufficient or even adequate public participation. The issue of public participation is already anchored in the supreme law of the land. It is in the Constitution and is a constitutional requirement. We urge regulation-making bodies or organisations that moving forward, they should always ensure that there is public participation. Even a court of law cannot allow regulations which were passed or done without public participation. What constitutes public participation is also anchored in the Statutory Instruments Act. It is very clear that we have enough materials that can guide public relations bodies when they are making regulations as to what they should consider and how they should reach the public. In this scenario, we noted that the NTSA only published in the newspaper calling for a public forum for people to come and give their opinions and views. We considered that not to be adequate because there was no report on how many people came, what questions were asked, what the responses were, whether they were considered and how many regions were covered. That was lacking from the NTSA. With those few remarks, I beg to second and call upon the House to annul those Regulations in their entirety."
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