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    "id": 902049,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/902049/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "On the proposed amendments to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act that are seeking to create additional accounting officers for the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), I think there is mischief. As Hon. Omboko said, we will bring amendments. We cannot allow mischief to creep into the PSC. If we have a problem with a particular accounting officer, we need to address it administratively. We cannot address the problem by seeking to amend a law. Tomorrow, we may have issues with a different commission. Will we have the benefit of amending the law so that we resolve that issue? On this one, we will stand firm and say: If we have a problem administratively with a particular officer, let us deal with it administratively. It cannot be done by seeking to amend the law. By doing that, it will be unconstitutional. The PSC is established by the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. On the Kenya Law Reform Commission (KLRC), it is an important commission, especially in its engagement with Parliament. Some of the Bills that come to this House are processed by the KLRC. This Bill is seeking to give clarification on the composition of the KLRC and on the authority to appoint members to the KLRC. We should be clear under which arm of the Government KLRC falls. We have had changes through an Executive Order on where they belong. So, that will help us address the problem we have. I want to add that the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, as it has been proposed by Hon. Nyikal, needs to be relooked. How many Acts can be amended in the such a Bill, and what would be the content of each Bill? At times we introduce substantive amendments to existing laws through Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bills, which is supposed to deal with simple issues like definitions, clarifying ambiguities and other minor changes. We need to relook at our Standing Orders so that we deal with such challenges and ensure that mischief is not introduced into law through Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bills. We need to have a substantive amendment but, we should not bring them through this Bill. For example, the substantive amendment on the Districts and Provinces Act, what is its intention? Is someone trying to re-introduce the national Government to the county administration? What kind of regulations are going to be made? I oppose this Bill and look forward to proposing amendments during the Committee of the whole House. Thank you."
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