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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sigor, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Peter Lochakapong",
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    "content": "establishment of the Intergovernmental Council that comprises 10 members. The Committee recommends its deletion for the following reasons: 1. The proposed Intergovernmental Council will be bureaucratic and the reporting structure is unclear as to how more than a third of the Cabinet, as currently constituted, will be reporting to the same Cabinet. 2. The arrangement may occasion delays in the critical decision-making process for effective disaster risk management, more specifically, during response. The Authority is best placed to discharge the functions. 3. The proposed establishment of the Intergovernmental Council would distort the principles of good governance. 4. The functions of the proposed Intergovernmental Council may conflict with the functions of the proposed National Disaster Risk Management Authority and the Board of the Authority. Both the Intergovernmental Council and the National Disaster Risk Management Authority established under Clause 9 are supposed to perform the functions of coordinating, monitoring and implementing the function of disaster risk management. 5. It offends the principle of co-operation between the national Government and the county governments. Out of the 10 members of the Intergovernmental Council proposed, nine are members of the Cabinet, and only one is from the Council of Governors. Clauses 9 to 30 establish the National Disaster Risk Management Authority, whose headquarters shall be in Nairobi. However, the Authority may establish such other offices as it considers necessary for the discharge of its functions. The clauses further provide for the functions of the Authority and outline its composition, qualifications of members and the functions of the Board of the Authority. It is worth noting that Clause 13 provides for the composition of the Board. The Committee proposes an amendment to ensure adherence to the Mwongozo Code of Governance, which recommends a membership of between seven and nine members. Part III of the Bill is on the classification of disaster, plans and electronic information systems. That is from Clauses 31 to 34. Clause 31 places a duty on the Authority to develop and maintain an electronic database containing: 1. Particulars of national and county organs involved in disaster risk management. 2. Non-Governmental organisations involved in disaster risk management, including foreign ones and experts. 3. Information concerning disasters. 4. A directory of role players. 5. Emergency response resources and capacity. 6. Emergency preparedness. 7. Classification of disasters. 8. Disaster risk management research and training facilities. Clause 32 of the Bill states that the Authority shall develop and regularly review the national disaster risk management plan and strategy for State organs and other players involved in disaster risk management and collaborate with the counties in coordinating the implementation of the policies, plans and strategies. Clause 33 of the Bill provides for the classification of disasters. When a disaster occurs or threatens to occur, the Authority shall determine whether the event is a disaster under the Act. Once it is declared a disaster, the Authority shall: 1. Assess the magnitude and severity or potential magnitude and severity. 2. Classify the disaster as a county or national disaster. 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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