14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I rise to support, I wish to make certain things very clear to the House. That the reason for the annulment of these regulations were two: One, was the issue of not being able to provide evidence of public participation. Indeed, when the Ministry and stakeholders appeared before us, the Principal Secretary (PS) indicated that they had sent circulars to all the 47 counties through the county commissioners. They undertook to provide these circulars to the Committee before we sat for deliberations a few days later. By the time we sat to deliberate ...
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Service Commission Regulations, 2019 (Legal Notice No 65 of 2019), laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 6th November 2019, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 18 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013 and Standing Order 210(4)(b) annuls in entirety the said Regulations. The Committee on Delegated Legislation is established pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.210 with the power to scrutinise all statutory instruments submitted to the House and, two, ...
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
the regulation making authority and the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs on 4th October 2019 and 1st October 2019. The Committee observed that with regard to consultations and public participation, as provided for under Articles 10 and 118 of the Constitution of Kenya and Sections 5 and 5A of the Schedule to the Act and Standing Order 210 which requires the regulation making authority to conduct public participation and sufficient consultations with stakeholders, the outcome of such consultations are to be included within the explanatory memorandum in detail. It was observed that the explanatory memorandum submitted by ...
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to reply and do not want to belabour the point because all valid points have been made, most importantly that the purposes for these Regulations were extremely important.
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
Unfortunately, or fortunately, the Committee on Delegated Legislation is guided at all times by the Statutory Instruments Act which has strict timelines that have to be adhered to and one cannot step out of these timelines. It is now my humble submission to all the bodies that have to engage with the Committee on Delegated Legislation to make themselves conversant
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
with the Statutory Instruments Act. Most importantly, the Committee on Delegated Legislation is always there for pre-publication scrutiny.
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
So, before you even go and publish the regulations in the Kenya Gazette, please, approach the Committee on Delegated Legislation and we will give the necessary advice.
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14 Nov 2019 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I beg to reply.
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