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    "id": 967857,
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    "type": "speech",
    "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": "regulations before the House, but they are very diligent. They have ensured that most of the regulations that are brought before the House must conform not only with the Constitution, but to the parent legislation. They have also stayed true to the legislative mandate of Parliament. Many bodies, parastatals and other Executive agencies sometimes seek to overstretch their mandate and legislate where or when they should not. We are not saying that they cannot issue regulations, but when they want to issue substantive regulations or provisions, they must come back to Parliament. Parliament must agree with them because the child cannot be greater than the parent. When you are making regulations, they must adhere to the parent Act. Many bodies do not conform to this. I notice there is a trend. Originally, this Committee would throw out all regulations. Because of their diligence, most agencies are beginning to comply. Now we see only sections being rejected. I thank the Committee. I agree with them that we cannot stop Kenyans from doing business in any part of the country. If there is a reason that the CBK feels we need to know of, they must come back to Parliament. As the people who were elected by the public, we must agree or disagree with them. They cannot do that on their own. I also congratulate the Committee for safeguarding the public good in that regard. I congratulate the Chair, Hon. Gladys Shollei. She is very diligent, not just as a Chair, but also as a lawyer. Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate her de facto Vice-Chair. I do not know what happened to her de jure Chair, but that means that you are showing a vote of no confidence. I do not know why. Let me also congratulate Hon. Jennifer Shamalla. She is always doing an excellent job even when the Chair is away. I get extremely happy when I see women MPs doing excellent jobs. I wish we had a system of rewarding women MPs especially, when they do an excellent job."
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