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    "id": 1385910,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Ganze, PAA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kenneth Tungule",
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    "content": "guidelines. Apart from the ex-officio members, the other members will come from the areas where the boards operate. This will be beneficial because many of the board members will be conversant with the issues that affect the people in those areas. The RDAs have been operating even before devolution. Some of the functions of those authorities have been taken up by the county governments, but they still have a big role to play. Some of the devolved functions are under the purview of the counties but, there is still a lot to be done. A function like water services is now under the counties, but there are some projects that the counties cannot execute alone because they are cross-cutting. Some projects need to bring two or three counties together so that they can be effectively done. This is where the RDAs come in. We have seen attempts by counties to form regional bodies so that they can pull resources together. Hon. Temporary Speaker, there have been complaints or attempts by the Council of Governors to disband the RDAs. The role that the RDAs are playing is complementing and supplementing what the counties are doing. We already know that the counties have so much in their hands, and they are not effectively carrying out their functions. Bringing an extra hand to help them perform their functions is not bad at all. Much as we appreciate what the counties are doing, there are some roles that the RDAs can play to benefit the counties. We have seen attempts by various counties to form economic blocks. If we pool resources from various quarters, we can be more effective in our undertakings. So, it is high time that the Council of Governors supports what the RDAs are doing on the ground because I am very sure that they are complementing their roles. With those remarks, I support the Bill. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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