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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Minority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "Parliament. It cannot become a law even if it has gone through the county and the National Assembly. We should review those laws because what is happening is that when we passed things to the National Assembly, including the matters that are now before them that they have annulled; we similarly can take it up to ourselves to ensure that anything that is enacted into a law, must have the participation of the Senate. Even if something that does not concern the counties, the Constitution still requires the Speaker of the Senate at least to have some intervention under Article 110. Sen. Farhiya, I just want to encourage this Committee. In fact, in my previous membership of the other House, I always preferred to be a member of this Committee because of it is importance. My Chairman in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare knows that many times, laws are annulled by courts because ministers have gone beyond the authority by making regulations which do not conform with the law. I thank the Committee for that report. I believe they should be given more resources and personnel to look at the laws, which are being made by the county assemblies and regulations generally, which are being made particularly by Cabinet Secretaries and Commissions. We have now a Government by Commissions. They also have the power to make regulations. Sometimes, they make regulations which go beyond their mandate. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker."
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