{"id":45550,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/45550/?format=json","text_counter":337,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Mr. Were","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":153,"legal_name":"David Aoko Were","slug":"david-were"},"content":"Also looking at the membership of the board, I have noticed that the Ministry of Housing is not included. I thought that it is a stakeholder. It should also be included in the board. Moving quickly, there is Section 29 which my brother hon. Wetangula has talked about. It is on financial provisions. Clause 29(2) says:- “The levy shall be an amount not exceeding an equivalent of 0.25 per cent.” But if you go back to Clause 29(1), it says: “The Minister may.” It does not say that it is a must. According to the Minister and in terms of the requirements, maybe, if there is a shortfall in terms of funds required by the National Construction Authority, the Minister may, by notice in the Kenya Gazette, impose a levy. I am seeing it as a window to help the National Construction Authority to raise funds in case the funds that they have are not adequate."}