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    "content": "necessary flexibility. I will give an example. Government processes, should I say, the financial year, brings constraints. We have now closed the financial year and there is drought. It is more difficult to make the resources flow as they should. If there was an Authority, there would be flexibility. Having such an authority, like one which is dedicated specifically to drought and this is not only for northern Kenya but for the whole country, we could have better predictions. We will have people who constantly think about drought and improve it. We can also make sure that where development has failed, which is the underlying reason, in my opinion, and I agree with hon. Chachu that drought does not have to lead to famine--- It is only through development failure that we end up with famine. Therefore, the Drought Management Authority will work on that. This Authority will also coordinate the relevant authorities. Not a single agency or Ministry can sort out the issue of drought. What needs to be done in terms of drought management applies to all Ministries. Having a single drought agency that coordinates all these activities, Kenyans can only expect, especially the areas which have been hardest hit, a more efficient system. My Ministry would like to go further than establishing this Drought Management Authority because such an Authority without resources would be of no good as hon. Members have said. At the same time, as we establish the Drought Management Authority, we propose to bring the necessary legislation and institutional framework to establish what we call a National Drought Contingency Fund. The Drought Management Authority coordinating all other institutions including non-governmental actors, will set up a Drought Contingency Plan together with early warning systems, which should trigger us to know that in spot “x”, something is required and the Drought Contingency Fund should release those funds. We think that should happen since we are very aware of the resource needs. If the Drought Management Authority was to keep all the money except the one required to run its planned activities, then there would be no money to respond to the needs when there is a critical situation. Therefore, we want to separate those two, have an institution that is credible and funded by the Consolidated Fund and by development partners which will release funds based on agreed indicators. We want to move away from a situation where the noisiest constituencies or the ones that the media highlights most are the ones which get most resources. We want this to be based on scientific facts and agreed indicators and, therefore, the funds will be released. This should not be subject to politics."
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