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    "speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": " I just wanted to debunk the myth that women in this House are not doing an excellent job. There are women in this House doing excellent and terrific job. I hope her people will remember her for the excellent work she is doing in whatever she wants to go back for in the coming years. I want to congratulate the Chair of the Committee because she has brought us to speed as a House in terms of the regulations they have dealt with. She has said they have done 85, if I heard her correctly. Fifteen have been annulled in entirety. They are still considering 25. That will leave about 45 that have been acceded to. That is excellent work. Unfortunately, because of the way the Act is structured, the House does not get to know the ones that are acceded to. What the Committee should do, perhaps, is to consider an amendment to the Statutory Instruments Act, so that even the ones that are acceded to are brought to the House for notification. This is not necessarily for the House to approve or disapprove, but to note what the Committee has done, so that people do not just think that the only thing that the Committee does is to annul. When I was sitting with Hon. Shamalla and she said that they are bringing another one, I asked her if they are bringing another one to annul because it appears that is the only thing the Committee does. I am very happy that you are showing us that your work is not only to annul. I want to say very clearly and very evidently that I know some Ministries may not be very happy with some Government agencies, but a child can never be greater than the parent. So, when you pass a regulation, the regulation must conform to the parent Act. Indeed, if the regulations especially Regulation Six contravene the Judiciary Fund Act, then the Judiciary should have brought an amendment. I agree with the Judiciary that when you talk about fines, miscellaneous receipts and forfeitures, the money should go to the Judiciary Fund because it comes from the work of the Judiciary, but the way it is structured and the way our law is structured, first all the money goes to the Consolidated Fund before it goes to the Judiciary. We know the story that when it comes back to Parliament through the Budget and Appropriations Committee for appropriation, I sometimes feel that we are not very kind to them. I want to agree, but on the issue of public participation, there is a higher standard that is expected of the Judiciary because they are the ones who ensure that the laws and regulations are effectively followed and should lead by example. If there is an issue of public participation, they should do it and if there is an issue of timelines, they must comply with the timelines. Because of time, I may not say as much as I had wanted to, but I want to yet again congratulate the Committee. I support. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker."
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