Ruto kicks off the process of undoing FIVE legislations enacted by Uhuru, TSC, and CBK Acts
Ruto kicks off the process of undoing FIVE legislations enacted by his predecessor Uhuru Kenyatta.
At least five laws passed by former President Uhuru Kenyatta that primarily defined his legacy have started to be repealed by President William Ruto’s administration.
Some of the rules, according to parliamentarians, need to be scrapped because the parliament did not adopt them as required by the constitution.
Among the changes are those based on laws made by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), and the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC).
Moses Wetangula, the speaker of the National Assembly, has already approved for the parliament to begin investigating the legislation with the intention of repealing them.
“Many Kenyans are victims of illegal directions in the name of regulations. There is no shortage of facts. There is no shortage of law. I will give a considered ruling on Thursday next week,” Wetangula stated on November 10.
The CBK-enacted law requiring Kenyans to fill out a document stating the source of their funds and their planned use in order to withdraw more than Ksh1 million is being challenged by the parliament.
While enacting the law which is in line with Banking Act (2018), CBK in a circular noted that it was seeking to end money laundering and financing of terrorism.
Additionally, parliamentarians are furious with SRC for reducing their pay and benefits. The commission has been charged with waiting until the house is in session before passing laws that are adverse to them.
Ainabkoi lawmaker Samuel Chepkong’a, who chairs the House Committee on Delegated Legislation is aggrieved that Dr. Nancy Macharia’s team did not bring the policy of delocalization to the committee for approval.
“There are some busybodies out there that are purporting to be making regulations without bringing them here and we know a number of them,” he fumed.
Already, Lurambi MP Titus Khamala has tabled a motion in parliament seeking an immediate reversal of the delocalization of teachers and a review of the same.
Chepkonga has also decried that the government through illegal regulations is interfering with NG-CDF by putting MPs on the periphery especially when it comes to procurement.
“These are regulations that have the force of the law but were never brought before the House through the CDF Committee,” he stated.
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