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    "id": 1003974,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand to support this Bill. This Bill seeks to amend the National Drought Management Authority Act of 2016. Drought, floods and all the other catastrophes fall under a very important part of legislation. It has been said many times before in this House that it is important to mitigate and ensure that we manage catastrophes well. However, all that is impossible without funds. The National Drought Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 26 of 2019) seeks to amend certain specific aspects of this Act to bring it in sync with the expenditures that are very critical. The enactment of this Bill seeks to occasion expenditure of public funds to be provided for through the annual estimates. These funds should go to the Authority. In the initial Act that is being amended, no clear provision has been made for the money and how it will be used. So that amendment just seeks to ensure that money that is put into the fund can be well utilized. The National Drought Emergency Fund Regulations under the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 also cover aspects of the Bill that therefore, allow this money to be appropriately used. It has only four clauses and is, therefore, very short. The main specific aspect for this Bill and its importance in terms of amendment is at Clause 18 where it clearly indicates that- 18(a) “The funds of the Authority shall be as such monies that maybe appropriated by Parliament.” It is giving power to Parliament so that the Authority can have funds and be effective. 18(b) “Such monies as may accrue to or vest in the Authority in the cause of exercise of its powers or performance of its functions under this Act.” 18(c) Such monies including fees as may be payable to the Authority pursuant to this Act or any other written law and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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