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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
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        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
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    "content": "local authorities and planning. Then we have the board of authority which shall consist of the chair, managing director and secretary. The strength of this Amendment Bill is to make sure that any exercise towards investment ends up being successful. We have made sure that we do not have bottlenecks which will make it difficult to move to the next stage. This includes addressing of licenses and how they are given out. We have the Chief Executive of the export processing zones. We also have the executive of the Export Promotion Council with six members appointed by the CS. We have a person who shall be appointed as the chairperson of this Board. Any person who will be appointed to this board will have to be somebody who that has already shown he know how to do the work. For this Bill to be well aligned within our devolution evolution scheme, we need to look at certain categories and terminologies. For example, we are looking at amending Minister to CS making it in vogue with what we are using now. There is also the definition of the council which the National Investment Council, including the Council of Governors (CoG), the County Executive Committee Member (CECM), the County Public Service Board (CPSB) and the Managing Director (MD). There is a proposal of how this will be put into place. There are the rights and responsibilities of the MD. The first part of this Bill is putting the terminologies together. The second is that the principal Act is amended by inserting the section about the board. There is also the sort of person the board should have, the qualifications and levels of knowledge. There is also what to do when the chair resigns, when a person fails to declare interest and when somebody dies. Clause 9 is about payment for the members of the board which is very important as per the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). Clause 11 gives specific processes and responsibilities of the board. The strength is in giving responsibilities of the board that can be carried through effectively. These include being responsible for the day to day management, how to manage funds and properties. We automatically then expect a penalty clause which says what will happen when things are not done as per the requirement. The board will oversee and coordinate the implementation of the policies, programmes and objectives of the Authority which will probably broadened because that will also involve those that will come from within the counties. Clause 23B (e) says- “cause to be prepared for the approval of the Board— (i) the strategic plan and annual plan of the Authority; The strategic plan must be a multifaceted one that will also include what is coming in the annual budget from the counties. The board will also perform such other duties as may be assigned to the MD by the board. We have a more strengthened board with very clear deliverables that are expect from them. In Clause 23C, we have the conditions under which termination can take place. More important is the introduction of devolution. This is because the principal Act was enacted before devolution. Therefore, it is very important to bring the whole idea devolution into legislation. 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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