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    "id": 451857,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ganya",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Francis Chachu Ganya",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, it is also very great to see to it that the Budget and Appropriations Committee is forcing the National Treasury to adhere to the law of the land. The funds that are allocated to the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) should at the end of the financial year go to the CDF and it is also the same for the counties’ budget. We do not make laws in this House in vain. They must account for something and I am glad to see that the Budget and Appropriations Committee is enforcing that and it is reflected in this Supplementary Appropriations Bill. Hon. Speaker, in particular I want to appreciate the fact that the Budget and Appropriations Committee saw it fit and gave Kshs.100 million to go to building bridges in Isiolo. I come from Upper Eastern and most of the times when it rains and when River Ewaso Nyiro floods so many vehicles are swept away. So many school children die and so many people have suffered over the years. This is one long lasting solution to the problem of the people of Isiolo, particularly those using that route when this Gotu Bridge is finally constructed. I really want to appreciate that even those marginal parts of this country are well constituted when it comes to the Budget and I want to commend the Committee for that. I really encourage them to do more and more so that they can even go to my county in Marsabit, Tana River and others that are very far from the technocrats who make the Budget. They need to understand, appreciate and ensure that those people are also cared for in our national Budget. I also want to appreciate the fact that there is also Kshs.6 billion set aside for rural electrification. Even in marginal counties like mine of Marsabit today we have many centers like North Horr, Laisamis and Maikona where we actually have small power stations being established by the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to ensure that our people get access to electricity. Most of our schools are also getting solar panels. This is very encouraging and I really need to appreciate it. Hon. Speaker, as I conclude, the wildlife tourism sector is under threat. The poaching menace in this country is basically going to kill the tourism industry in Kenya which is a major foreign exchange earner for our nation. As Parliament, we have done our best. We have passed very progressive laws and maybe some of the most progressive in Africa with very severe penalties towards poachers, even we passed life sentences. The law is there. We even gave money to the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to hire rangers. We gave them Kshs.200 million in the last Budget. I serve in the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources and I can confirm that. Unfortunately, KWS needs an overhaul. That law that we passed is yet to be operationalised. The KWS actually lacks a board of directors. It is important to have that law in place. As we speak, there is no substantive Director. We only have an acting Director and no directors. It is a limping institution. I call on the President to take lead and ensure that the directors are appointed. The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resource should appoint directors, the chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) so that, that law which we passed is actually operationalised and KWS takes the lead role in the fight against poaching. Hon. Speaker, with those few remarks, I support."
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