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"speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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"content": "Regional Development Authorities of 1990s is the promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya in 2010. Those are the steps we have taken so far. The Constitution of Kenya subdivided this country into 47 county governments that we have today. Why? Kenya is a country with diverse people. To develop it in a manner that no government shall discriminate, counties were established so that there is equitable share of resources. What has been missing is this Bill? After we devolved Kenya into 47 county governments, every regional government can address the things that are specific to it, but we did not touch the regional authorities. Their functions belong to county government and others for the national Government. The Bill sponsored by Hon. Peter Lochakapong is, therefore, necessary to realign the regional authorities with the new order in Kenya: the establishment of county governments and the national Government. That is why we have the Fourth Schedule in the Constitution that lists specific functions for the county governments and those specific for the national Government. This Bill, therefore, tries to reorganise the regional authorities in a manner that shall conform to the Constitution of Kenya. It is necessary to carry out those reforms because some of those authorities have become obsolete in terms of performance. They are run by regional kingpins who have lost elections, and who breed corruption in those particular institutions. That is why this Bill is necessary. It will sort out very specific things that can be done by county governments using the regional authorities and those that can be done by us at the national Government. Therefore, resources will follow functions. For example, the Kerio Valley Development Authority’s vision was to develop the Kerio Valley region to the level that is enjoyed by others. I have used it as an example because that is where I belong. We have allowed the regional authorities’ management and boards to be run by our kinsmen. Going forward, to avoid what the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party was saying, the appointees to boards must meet some specific academic qualifications, professional requirements and technical expertise, so that we do not just appoint every Tom, Dick and Harry to run those institutions. As we go through this Bill, there is a need to synchronize this by saying that the regional authorities and boards shall not have more than a third of the people in that particular region. Let us appoint qualified, experienced and technically-skilled Kenyans who will not canvas in their mother tongue. My colleagues have said that some of those board members share tenders and corrupt the processes, bringing the authorities down. We need authorities that can change the lives and bring development to Kenya in a manner enshrined in our Constitution. Even the membership of the boards should be standardised. Some boards comprise 16 members, while others have nine. There is a need to put those regional authorities in order. A board of directors should have no more than seven members to ensure efficiency and productivity. The personnel working in the secretariat should be qualified and knowledgeable. Hiring individuals exclusively from the regions where the authorities are located is not advisable. This is because if you only hire people from the same region, it can lead to the authority collapsing quickly. This would result in a waste of taxpayers' money. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the six regional authorities we are talking about here receive exchequer from all Kenyans, regardless of how they voted. This is revenue from the county governments and the taxes from Kenyans. Therefore, we must nationalize our institutions so that we can change Kenya. If we want to bring about positive change in Kenya, we must ensure that every institution we establish has the right people in terms of qualifications, management and experience. This will enable us to drive development across the entire country. For instance, the Turkwel Hydropower Project was designed to produce electricity while utilizing the remaining water for irrigation in Turkana and West Pokot. This is what will change Kenya. We need this country to become food secure. The Kerio Valley, in particular, can produce vast amounts of food and sugar-cane without using fertilizers. So, I accept that The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"speaker_name": "Baringo North, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Joseph Makilap",
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"content": "those regional authorities must be reformed in accordance with this Bill. We will bring more amendments to ensure that all stakeholders, including county governments, are brought on board. We are aiming to align specific regional authorities with economic blocks, which has been a challenge for our county governors in the past. There is a need to realign economic blocks together so that we can have economically viable and revenue-generative entities in our country. Moreover, auditing the regional authorities is crucial. Today, while dealing with a financial matter, we discovered that some entities receive significant revenue but are not under the purview of the Controller of Budget. This situation is a recipe for corruption as it allows individuals to misuse resources that Kenyans work hard to earn. This Bill is a game-changer in developing areas that have always been vulnerable to droughts, floods, banditry and in areas where fishing and sugar-cane farming are practised. By the end, we can elevate the rest of the country to a level where we can proudly say that Kenya is prosperous. Therefore, I support this Bill with the necessary amendments. Let us have a unified country. Let us also reduce the non-profitable suckers that are consuming taxpayer's money. We need to reduce wastage by becoming economical. If we do this, we will change our country. With that, I support."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Omboko Milemba",
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"content": " Hon. Zamzam Chimba."
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"speaker_name": "Mombasa County, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Zamzam Mohammed",
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"content": " Ahsante sana, Mheshimiwa Spika wa Muda. Nami naunga mkono Mswada huu ulioletwa Bungeni kuhusu maendelo ya idara za mikoa. Mengi yamesemwa, lakini licha ya kuwa tunataka maendeleo katika mikoa yetu… Pia nimeskia wenzangu hapa wakitaja mambo ya ukabila na mengineo… Katiba yetu ilileta ugatuzi ili watu waweze kufaidi kutokana na rasilimali zao. Katika Bunge hili, tunashuhudia unafiki mkubwa kwa sababu jamii ndogo ndogo hazijafaidika kisawasawa kutokana na rasilimali zao. Kwa hivyo, licha ya kuwa tunataka kuteua watu waliostawi na kuimarika kuongoza idara hizo, ili kusawazisha rasilimali na uchumi katika mikoa yetu… Lakini hata juzi baada ya kupiga kura, watu walioanguka kura wameteuliwa katika idara hizo. Hivi sasa, idara hizo hazina maana kwa kuwa tumeingiza siasa. Kila siku, ni siasa tu zinazopigwa katika idara hizo. Hata ukienda kutafuta usaidizi, unaambiwa kuwa wewe ni wa chama fulani. Walioanguka kura wajifunze kurudi kiwanjani tena. Sio tu walimbikizwe katika idara tofauti na hata hatujui wanachokifanya huko. Licha ya kuwa tunataka walio na uzoefu katika kuongoza idara hizo, ni lazima tuheshimu ugatuzi. Watu wanaotoka sehemu zile wanaelewa vizuri jiografia, tamaduni, mila na matatizo yanayowakumba wanachi wa sehemu hizo. Kwa hivyo, tunapaswa kuteua watu kutoka sehemu hizo, lakini wawe wamebobea katika nyanja zao, yaani, ni professionals. Nimeskia Mbunge mmoja akisema tuwache mambo ya ukabila, lakini tunashuhudia ukabila mwingi mno wakati wa kutafuta kura na katika nyanja zote nchini. Isiwe eti katika maendeleo, watu wanapouliza haki zao, wanalemezwa na ukabila. Sisi Wapwani tumefinyiliwa sana. Ukiangalia pale Pwani, watu wanaopewa kazi sio watoto wetu. Ndugu yangu, Mhe. Owen Baya, amezungumza kwa uchungu mwingi kwa sababu ya mambo tunayoyapitia kama Wapwani. Hatutetei ukabila, lakini tunasema kuwa mtu hucheza kwao, na hupata kile cha kwao. Tumefinywa sana kama Wapwani, na rasilimali zetu zinaenda sehemu zingine. Tumekaribisha kila mtu kwetu, hatukatai. Pia ni haki kwa watu kutoka sehemu zingine za Kenya kufanya kazi katika idara zilizoko Pwani. Lakini wasitufinyilie. Tusione watu wanaofaidi ni wale ya kutoka sehemu zingine, ilhali Wapwani tunabaki nyuma. Wengi wamemtafsiri vibaya ndugu yangu Mhe. Owen Baya, lakini ni kutokana na uchungu tuonaosikia kama Wapwani. Tunataka mtu akiteuliwa kuongoza idara kama ya Kenya PortsAuthority, aangalie watoto wa Kipwani. Katiba yetu inasisitiza 70 per cent . The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"speaker_name": "Mombasa County, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Zamzam Mohammed",
"speaker": null,
"content": "Kwa mfano, sisi kama Wabunge wa Pwani, tuli apply chakula cha kupatia walioathirika na njaa kutoka kwa Wizara ya East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs),and Regional Development . Inatamautisha kuwa hata wale viongozi wa dini wameenda kutafuta msaada huo kwa kuwa ni haki yao, na wanawajua wanyonge katika jamii. Walivyokwenda katika Idara fulani kuuliza, wakaambiwa chakula kitapewa mtu fulani, ambaye ni mwanachama wa chama fulani ili akisambaze kaunti nzima. Rasilimali zetu zisifanyiwe siasa. Ndio maana ndugu yangu, Mhe. Owen Baya, amekuwa mkali kwa sababu mambo mengi yanafanywa kufinya watu wengine. Kama sisi sote tunafuata sheria ya Kenya katika mambo ya Idara ya Mikoa, basi tuhakikishe kuwa kila Mkenya anapata haki yake kulingana na Katiba. Haiwezekani chakula, kwa mfano, kimetoka kule katika Idara ya EastAfrican Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), and Regional Development, kikija Mombasa, Masheikh wanaambiwa hawawezi kukichukua, na kuwa kitachukuliwa na Mbunge fulani ambaye atakisambaza kaunti nzima. Chakula hicho sio cha kufanyia siasa. Leo napinga hapa vikali, nikisema Wabunge wenzangu tuangalie. Ukishachaguliwa katika kiti, usianze kufinya wananchi. Uko na vitu vingi unavyoweza kawafanyia wananchi, lakini mambo ambayo yanahusiana na taifa nzima na kila Mkenya, lazima uangalie kuwa yule mwenye idara amepewa mamlaka ya kuangalia kila mmoja bila kuangalia chama, kabila na rangi. Ndio maana sisi, kama Wapwani, tunasema tumefinyika sana. Watoto wetu wamesoma idara nyingi, lakini hatuwaoni kule sehemu zingine wala nyumbani. Ikiwa kama mgao wa idara tofauti unatokea katika mambo ya kikazi, sisi pia tuko na watoto wetu waliosoma. Kama watapelekwa kwa majani chai tuwaone wako kule, tutashukuru. Wale wakija kwetu, tutawapokea. Lakini sio kule kwao wanachukua kila kitu, na kwetu pia wanabakura kila kitu. Huo ndio uchungu ambao ndugu yangu, Mhe. Owen Baya, anasema. Tunasema wengi wape; usipowapa watajichukulia. Wakati utafika tutaanza kubisha kila mlango tuangalie takwimu zinaonyesha vipi. Ikiwa Mpwani katika idara fulani ambayo iko nyumbani ameachwa nyuma, basi itabidi nasi pia lazima tuingilie kati tuangalie tunarekebisha vipi. Licha ya hayo yote, huu Mswada ni mzuri sana; utaleta maendeleo mazuri, licha ya kuwa tunajua kaunti zinafanya kazi yao. Na hawa ambao ni wenye idara kutoka kila mikoa wana kazi zao, tunawapa nguvu. Isipokuwa wengine hujazana kwenye maofisi hujui wanafanya kazi gani, na tunasema uchumi uko vibaya. Hii mishahara za kudondoa kila mahali kupatia watu wengi ambao hatuoni kazi yao upunguzwe. Tupate mtu ambaye anaweza kufanya kazi kwa ustadi, anaeleweka vizuri, na ako na ueledi wa kufanya kazi, wafanye hata kama ni watu sita ama saba badala ya watu 11 kama ilivyokuwa zamani. Sisi tutashukuru sana. Kama Mama Mombasa, naunga Mswada huu mkono, ila urekebishwe uweze kugusa kila jamii ya taifa hili. Ugatuzi pia uheshimike na mamlaka haya. Watu waangalie kuwa wenye mji, mtaa na nchi wanapata vipi haki yao. Naunga mkono. Ahsante sana, Mhe. Spika wa Muda."
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"speaker_name": "Mhe. Omboko Milemba",
"speaker_title": "Mhe. Spika wa Muda",
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"content": " Ahsante sana. Kwa mara ya kwanza, nimepata jambo ambalo limewaunganisha wewe na Mhe. Owen Baya. Next to speak on this Bill is Hon. Rindikiri Mugambi."
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"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
"speaker": null,
"content": " I thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. This is a critical Bill in this House. Regional Development Authorities (RDAs) have a history. The times are changing. The way we used to see regional development is no longer valid because so many things have changed. The time has come to review the operations of the RDAs. Some of them were formed because of what was seen as the marginalisation of certain areas of this country. Some regions were not endowed economically. There was need to uplift the standard of the economies of those regions, hence the creation of RDAs. In terms of marginalisation, some sections of this country were never covered by the RDAs. Others were merged. For example, Lake Basin Development Authority (LBDA) covers The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
"speaker": null,
"content": "a wide area of western Kenya and Nyanza. At one point, the RDAs lost focus on what they were intended to do. The time has come to review what is called marginalisation criteria in this country. There is a regional authority called Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority (ENNDA), based in Isiolo. My constituency borders Laikipia and Isiolo. We share the same geographical and climatic conditions and yet, that regional development authority has not paid any attention to the neighbouring constituency which I belong to - Buuri Constituency. Climate change has come. Some areas were seen to be very dry. Some parts of central and eastern Kenya now need to be managed and given the benefit of RDAs. There is a need to bring focus to the mandate of RDAs. Many of them are focused on water, irrigation and limited activities that are related to education and security. We need to review the mandate of some of the RDAs because of the new Constitution. Counties have assumed some of the responsibilities that the RDAs were performing. The national Government is still focusing on ensuring even distribution of resources in this country. That is why I am a student of the Bottom-up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA). Those RDAs must be aligned to the BETA plan. This is the Bill that is showing signs that we need to realign their operations. We need to instill professionalism in the running of the affairs of the authorities in this country. I agree with all the Members who have said that professionalism is required from all those authorities and organisations in this country. It does not matter where you come from. If a Meru can save the Coast region, that is what the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party needs to embrace. It is not saying that somebody from the Coast has been marginalised. How long are they going to cry marginalisation? For 60 years, they have been crying about marginalisation. We cannot cause depression in one region forever. No! We must learn to speak the truth. A lot of money has been pumped into the Coast and North Eastern regions. It is common sense! We cannot be crying about marginalisation 60 years down the line. That is a wrong concept. Every Kenyan has a right and an opportunity to do what he is supposed to do."
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"type": "speech",
"speaker_name": "Kilifi North, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Owen Baya",
"speaker": null,
"content": " On a point of order."
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"speaker_name": "Buuri, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Mugambi Rindikiri",
"speaker": null,
"content": " There is no point of order when you speak the truth, and when the truth is known."
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