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    "id": 1115060,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1115060/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Luanda, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Christopher Omulele",
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        "legal_name": "Christopher Omulele",
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    "content": "The Public Finance Management (Tourism Promotion Fund) Regulations, 2019 provides for the establishment and composition of the board. It shall consist of the Cabinet Secretary (CS) responsible for tourism who is the chairperson of the board or, in his or her absence, the Principal Secretary (PS) responsible for matters relating to tourism and six Principal Secretaries, and two persons of opposite gender appointed by the CS responsible for matters relating to tourism, in accordance with Article 27 of the Constitution. Consequently, this raises the concern regarding supervision and oversight aspects of the Fund because the CS of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife who should play this role and ensure that there is proper checks and balances is also the chairperson of that board. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. In the Statement, the Chairperson should address the following matters: (i) Could the Chairperson provide a full disclosure detailing the proceeds collected under Section 3 of the Air Passenger Service Charge Act and remitted to the Tourism Promotion Fund since its operationalisation to date? (ii) Could the Chairperson provide the justification of Regulation 14(1)(a) which designates the Cabinet Secretary responsible for tourism as the chairperson of the board, as opposed to an appointment of an independent chairperson akin to other Funds created under the laws of Kenya? I thank you, Hon. Speaker."
}