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"content": "ORDINARY QUESTIONS"
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"content": "Hon. Members, we will now go to Questions. Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports, welcome to the House. We have four Questions, listed for you to answer this afternoon. 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": "Leader of the Majority Party, I have been requested by Hon. Dawood that I allow him to ask the third Question so that he can proceed with his religious obligations, this being the month of Ramadan. I have acceded to that request. Hon. Dawood, go ahead and ask Question 054/2024."
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"content": "TIMELINE FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS BY SPORTS KENYA FOR PARTIAL CONSTRUCTION OF MERU DIVISIONAL COUNTY OFFICES"
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker for indulging me. Could the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports (a) provide the timeline for release of Ksh42 million committed by Sports Kenya on 13th December 2017 for the partial construction of Meru Divisional County Offices which included the Assistant County Commissioner’s Municipality office block, Ntima Chief’s Office, three Administration Police Officer’s houses, canteen and a public toilet adjacent to Kinoru Stadium? (b) clarify whether the amount committed by Sports Kenya, on behalf of the Ministry, for Construction of the mentioned facilities can be re-directed to NG- CDF (North Imenti Constituency) for the construction of the same? (c) consider reallocating the current space occupied by NG-CDF Youth Centre to NG-CDF North Imenti Constituency or to the Ministry of Interior so as to enable the public to make use of the space with a separate gate and boundary wall to distinguish the area from Kinoru Stadium? Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Dawood. Cabinet Secretary."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for according me this opportunity to come and interact with Hon. Members on issues of relevance. Without wasting any time, let me go straight to Question 054/2024 and respond as follows. It is true in 2017 Sports Kenya made a commitment to assist in the partial construction of the Meru Divisional County Offices, planned to be situated near Kinoru Stadium. However, this commitment was made without confirmation of funding as is the requirement of the law, which states that resources should be available before you commit to any project. In this case, there was no confirmation. Up to date, Sports Kenya has not received any financing from the Ministry of National Treasury and Economic Planning. This will be amplified while responding to other Questions in this session. Hon. Speaker, when the Kenya Kwanza administration came into office, we inherited a huge pile-up of stalled projects all over the country. One way of dealing with them was putting in place a masterplan to better manage the infrastructure for sports and creatives. I want to assure the Hon. Member and the House that moving forward, we have sealed that loophole of committing to do projects without the requisite provision for financing. That is the position. That commitment is on record but there is no financing to match that commitment. In response to the second segment of that Question, there is no allocation in the budget. Sports Kenya does not have money for this project. In fact, the Ministry is currently exceedingly stretched with commitments to host the African Nations Championships, commonly known as CHAN in September this year; and the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in 2027. Therefore, it is very difficult. If these resources were to be availed by the National Treasury, as it had been requested by Sports Kenya, this project could be concluded. 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": "In response to the third segment of the Question, this is a matter that we would leave to the local leadership to build consensus on how to use the space. If it is with regard to the youth empowerment centres, the Ministry is already rolling out a programme to transform all of them into innovation hubs. The Hon. Member may want to reflect a bit more on whether this would be the best use of this space, or if we should proceed with the plans to utilise the youth empowerment centres as innovation centres. However, if the Hon. Member considers the particular use of this space to be a priority, consensus can be built locally and the Ministry would certainly consider that. Thank you, Hon. Speaker."
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