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    "speaker_name": "Westlands, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Timothy Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula",
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    "content": "regulation-making authorities just decide to do boardroom meetings and then they write minutes indicating that they have done public participation. This is an issue that is touching on national security and the constitutional rights of the citizens. It is something that requires expert opinion. We have seen drones flying around in our political rallies. Sometimes we used to wonder what these things that look like insects were. They fly and take pictures. A drone is a very small gadget that can even be smuggled into the country without the authorities noticing. Somebody can pack it in their briefcase or suitcase. This is something that we need to inquire into. We are looking at how we can do further amendments to address the issue of security and safety of these gadgets. I have seen them in other jurisdictions being used as ambulances to fly a doctor’s prescription and saving lives. But we need a lot of information on the operation of these drones and the safety of our airspace and our security. It will be violating our privacy. Your neighbour can just decide to sneak into your compound with a drone and take pictures. We thought that when certain provisions of the law are violated, we do not even consider other issues like public participation. It is a mandatory requirement and we have been emphasising that. Before we proceed further, we should look at that. If it is not clear, then we do not deal with the regulation. I think it will also be an opportunity for the regulation-making authority to re-look at these regulations and come up proper ones. It should consider the recommendations that the Committee has given, the amendments proposed, and look at other pieces of legislation that govern security and safety of our country, so that we can now deal with the regulations. I can also attest that the Committee on Delegated Legislation is one of the most serious committees. I am sitting in this Committee for the second term and, this time round we are more serious. In the last Parliament, we had a lot of backlog issues because our role was undermined by some issues that were beyond our control. This time round, the membership of this Committee is very effective and you could see the seriousness when discussing issues. We will not allow anybody to come and think that they can just throw regulations at us. We must also ensure that our authority is felt and we must assert ourselves and approve only regulations that will add value to our existence. I support the annulment of these regulations. Thank you for the chance to speak on this."
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