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"speaker_name": "Tinderet, UDA",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Julius Melly",
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"content": " Thank you. Well guided, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the reason I am speaking to this is because those authorities failed and became employment bureaus for people from their respective regions to the extent that they were seen just as a source of salary rather than fulfilling their intended purpose. Lastly, the issue that is very good and which I think this House should adopt is to make sure that those regional bodies are well resourced. One of the problems that we have with the regional bodies across the country is that they are given a mandate, functions and roles, but they are not given the necessary resources. They have no money. Most of the time those authorities are unable to perform their functions because this House, which appropriates resources to them, sometimes allocates paltry resources and expects them to do what they cannot do. They are given numerous functions, good strategic plans and ambitious targets, but without adequate resources, what can they do? Lastly, Hon. Temporary Speaker, we also need to address the issue of development plans. It is good for the Committee to note that the country has five-year development plans. I do not know why the Committee thought it wise that regional bodies should have development plans or strategic plans for 10 years. We need each and every body to make sure that their strategic plans are in tandem with the national plans. You cannot have a regional development plan for 10 years and yet, the national development plan is for five years. Those are some of the proposals we want to bring across. I support with amendments. Thank you."
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"content": "(The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) left the Chair)"
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"content": "(The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) took the Chair)"
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"content": " Hon. Peter Lochakapong’, the Member of Parliament for Sigor. He is not there. Hon. Oyula."
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"speaker_name": "Butula, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Maero Oyula",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this important Bill. The regional authorities were established with a purpose. The main purpose was to develop the areas that they covered, but the authorities were affected by corrupt practices that brought them down. Initially, the authorities did a lot of work. Their work could be identified wherever you went, but corruption came in. With that, the authorities only remained with paying salaries as there was almost no work. There is no activity that can be identified with those authorities apart from running to the National Treasury for additional funds to pay pending bills, some of which never existed. This Bill, which is now trying to harmonize the responsibilities of the authorities, needs to be supported. The authorities should be allowed to come together and identify the responsibilities they need to undertake. Each authority, together with the county governments within the regions, should sit down and identify the relevant projects that will 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": "Butula, ODM",
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"content": "benefit the communities in those areas. Without that, the authorities will not come up with anything tangible for the people of the region. The regional authorities should be encouraged to work closely with the county governments. The regional authorities should take some of the jobs that can help the county governments to work together for the development of the regions. I support this Bill and ask that the committee concerned to look at the various areas that need harmonization. It should also look at the areas that need specific identification for the regional authorities so that they are aware that within their respective areas, certain specific activities are required. Those should be followed closely, and the people of the region should benefit from those identified projects. For instance, cotton production under the Lake Basin Development Authority is an area that the authority should have prioritized and promoted. That effort could have led to the establishment of numerous ginneries in the Lake Basin area. If that was done, I am sure the people of the Lake Basin area would not be without cash crops within the region. As I support this, there are a few amendments that are required to benefit this Bill so that the regional authorities are able to identify the specific jobs they need to do. Those jobs should not conflict with those of the county governments. With those few remarks, I thank you."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Oyula. Let us have Hon. Farah Yakub, Member for Fafi. He will be followed by Hon. (Dr) Lilian Gogo, Member for Rangwe, on the instructions of the previous Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance. I stand to add my voice as I support the Motion. The Bill underlines the importance of Regional Development Authorities (RDAs). It is meant to harmonise the scattered Acts that govern RDAs to be one and align their functions with the Constitution. It provides for appointment of directors in numbers that are in line with the Mwongozo Code. It also gives the jurisdiction of each and every RDA regarding the areas they cover. Initially, there was an overlapping area of jurisdiction within the RDAs. The Bill also states the functions of RDAs and what entails the co-operation between the RDAs and the county governments. I have heard most Members supporting the Bill, but showing dissatisfaction with the fact that RDAs have outlived their time and usefulness. As one of the Members from the marginalised areas – that is Fafi Constituency in Garissa County - I stand to confirm their usefulness. The biggest and only dam in the county since Independence was done by Coast Development Authority (CDA). It cost a meagre Ksh240 million. It was done three years ago while we had the county governments. The same can be said of Bura Constituency, which also has the same type of dam that was constructed at a cost of Ksh240 million. Today as we speak, after the El-Nino rains, that dam is filled to a capacity of 300,000 cubic metres. The projection is that, four years from now, the catchment within that dam will have no scarcity of water. The people of Mariakani got a milk processing plant. The mama mbuzi in Mariakani are today reaping the importance of that factory courtesy of the CDA. Bura Constituency, which hosts small-scale fruit farmers, especially mango farmers, now boasts of a fruit processing plant. All this is courtesy of the CDA. Hon. Temporary Speaker, one of the major vegetation covers in Northern Kenya is the Acacia plant. That plant is seen as a useless plant, but one of the families of the Acacia plant produces gum, which is called Arabica. It is a very useful pharmaceutical ingredient. Ewaso Nyiro North Development Authority came up with a plan and constructed the only Gum Arabica producing factory in Wajir County. If put in full operationalisation capacity, it will create a US $15 billion-dollar economy. It is such an economy that has developed Sudan. Ewaso Nyiro South Authority boasts of the only functioning leather processing plant in the 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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"content": "country, which is located in Narok. The usefulness of regional authorities can only be felt by those it has touched their lives. As a member of the Committee, I accede to the fact that those authorities have been under-funded. I heard Hon. Susan say that the RDAs were given a budget merely for recurrent expenditure. Despite the recurrent expenditure under-funding, they happen to source for other funds and they have done a marvellous job. It is interesting that we have some Semi- Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs) which are over-funded and yet, their effects cannot be seen on the ground. Lake Basin Development Authority, today, can boast of the biggest mall in Kisumu, the Lake Basin Mall. The usefulness of RDAs can be ascertained by each and every Member of Parliament. I want to support the Bill because I know it will ensure that RDAs function and more resources are allocated to them so that we can feel their effects. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " The gallant Member for Rangwe Constituency, Hon. (Dr) Lilian Gogo."
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