{"id":130830,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/130830/?format=json","text_counter":136,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. ole Metito","speaker_title":"The Assistant Minister for Regional Development Authorities","speaker":{"id":199,"legal_name":"Judah Katoo Ole-Metito","slug":"judah-ole-metito"},"content":"(a) The Ministry of Regional Development Authorities was established by the Kenya Government under the Presidential Circular No.3/2003 on the organization of Government with a mandate to provide policy guidance, enhance capacity building and support for regional development authorities. In a step towards enhancing balanced regional development, the Government has since the 1970s created six regional development authorities which operate under six different Acts of Parliament as indicated below:-"}