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    "id": 1073484,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1073484/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 43,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tiaty, KANU",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kassait Kamket",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13493,
        "legal_name": "William Kamket Kassait",
        "slug": "william-kamket-kassait"
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    "content": " Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is also the Intergovernmental Steering Committee on Drought and Food Security. There is also established a County Drought Committee which will be based at the county, made up of various officers of the county government. The Regulations, further, provide for an oversight by Parliament through annual reporting by the Auditor-General and quarterly reporting on projects financed by the Fund. On scrutiny of the instrument, the Committee found that the regulatory-making authority was within the law in terms of the Constitution of Kenya, the Interpretation and General Provisions Act, the Public Finance Act, the National Drought Management Authority Act, as well as the Statutory Instruments Act of 2013. On the matter of public participation, the Committee, during its consultations with the regulatory-making authority, which is the National Treasury jointly with the Ministry of Devolution and Arid and Semi Arid Areas (ASALs), established that extensive consultations were undertaken during the preparation of these Regulations. Various key stakeholders, including county governments, line ministries, development partners among others were consulted and their input taken into account before finalisation of the Regulations. Therefore, pursuant to Standing Order No.210 and having examined the Public Finance Drought Management Emergency Fund Regulations, and in accordance with the Constitution of Kenya and all the relevant Acts of Parliament, this Committee recomends that this House approves the said statutory instruments in accordance with Section 24(2)(a) of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. Before I conclude, let me just mention that this is a very important Fund that these Regulations seek to establish. I am sure Hon. Members, especially those who come from drought prone areas, will be ready and willing to support the establishment of this Fund. The seed money for this Fund is Kshs2 billion annually. We have indication from our consultations that several donor agencies are interested in topping up what the Government will provide as seed money, therefore, covering the gaps that are left by the national Government as well as the county governments. This is a very important Fund in terms of helping various sections of Kenyans, for example, livestock farmers like myself, to recover from the effects of drought. Without using too many words, I beg to move and ask Hon. Munene Wambugu to second."
}