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    "content": "we go forward, one of the major concerns of Kenyans is the issue of devolution. The President has said so, in clear words, that devolution, indeed, will not be a matter of debate on whether the Government will act on it or not. That is a matter of commitment that his Government will, indeed, ensure that devolution is not only fast tracked but implemented. The concerns we have which, and many Kenyans have expressed in the recent weeks, in particular about the Ministry of Finance or the National Treasury – this is important and I want to mention it – is that the National Treasury must remain committed to the constitutional provisions of this country in particular with regard to resource allocation. As we head towards the budget making, the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) will have worked out the actual amount of money that will go to every county based on a formula that was approved by the National Assembly last year. We expect the National Treasury to commit itself to that formula and to the constitutional provisions. In this regard, we want to urge His Excellency the President and the Deputy President to ensure that the National Treasury remains committed to the provisions of the Constitution in ensuring that resources and revenue allocated to the counties are released not only in time but also in the amounts that have been approved or recommended by the CRA. Lastly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to talk about one important sector that the President talked about which is enhancing and promoting the tourism sector. In the last two years, we have seen high incidences of poaching to the extent that we see in the media everyday thousands of elephant tusks and rhino horns being impounding at the airport or in the ports. What is clearly emerging is a trend in the increase in poaching. We want to urge those people who are involved in the management of our tourism sector, particularly those who are in private conservancies, because what we have seen is that these things are happening in the protected parks but not the private parks. In this regard, I want to urge the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to ensure that wildlife is protected. Without wildlife, we cannot talk of enhancing tourism. Tourists do not come here because of our beaches or to see how we look like, they come here to see wildlife. It is a concern to many in this country that wildlife is disappearing. So, I think it is very important that the President and his Deputy address themselves to KWS and ensure that there are adequate reforms to ensure that people who are mandated to run it do so without the problems that we have cited. Lastly, I want to take this opportunity to second this Motion and to urge all our hon. Senators to support it."
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