19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we were almost believing that the Hon. Senator misled the House by reading the wrong Statement. So, who is misleading the House?
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to comment on one of the Statements which has been referred to my Committee. The issue of distribution of relief food in these affected areas is very critical. Sometimes the food supplied from the national Government do not reach the affected persons. Therefore, it is important that this House takes up this matter so that the supplies from the national Government which are taken to the regional, county and sub county offices reach the affected people. When I was serving as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Baringo North Constituency, we received communication about the ...
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. I would like to inform the House that I served as the Chair of the equivalent committee in the National Assembly in the Eleventh Parliament. Sen. Maanzo was a Member when I was the Chair of the Delegated Legislation Committee.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Standing Order Nos.193, 194 and 195 clearly sets out the functions of these committees. As hon. Members have said, there are important in ensuring that devolution works.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, I want to comment about the Committee on Delegated Legislation. This Committee is critical because in every Act of Parliament, there is always a provision at the end that the Cabinet Secretary shall make regulations. That is what is done in this House and the other House. In every Act of Parliament, there is always a provision towards the end that requires the Cabinet Secretary in charge to come up with regulations from time to time.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I apologize for that. Thank you my learned senior for raising that. It is demeaning and I apologize. I will try my best to ensure that I do not repeat the same mistake.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, regulations are like laws. That is why this House approves regulations. According to the Constitution, this House has powers to pass regulations. Initially, before the Statutory Instruments Act came into force, Cabinet Secretaries used to make regulations which were implemented. Some of the regulations were illegal. That is why the whole process was reversed. Under the Statutory Instruments Act, it is mandatory for a Cabinet Secretary or an institution to ensure that all the regulations passed are approved by Parliament in order to give them full force of law.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
The Standing Order establishing this particular committee sets out the requirements. It highlights what an authority that comes up with regulations should look for before those regulations are brought to this House. Like I said before, when I used to chair the Delegated Legislation Committee in the other House, we annulled many regulations because the standards set were not being followed.
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19 Oct 2022 in Senate:
My appeal to the Ministries, CSs and CEOs of institutions is that it is important for them to acquaint themselves with the provisions of the Statutory Instruments Act, which sets out what they are supposed to do in terms of public participation and complying with the parent Act and the Constitution. That is important.
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