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    "id": 485661,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Were",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 153,
        "legal_name": "David Aoko Were",
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    "content": "Let me just go to the community level programme committees. We have locational committees which are formed through participatory process by community members in community barazas and they are facilitated by the District Social Development Officer. Formation of locational committees takes place after the community has been mobilized. This could be done through chief’s baraza and any other forum that presents an opportunity to reach the community. The Constituency Social Assistance Committee: This is the overall committee that is based at the constituency level and comprises elected and religious leaders as well as technical officers with the area Member of Parliament as the patron. The committees have been functional in the last one year and provide overall guidance on targeting as well as oversight on the implementation of all cash transfer programmes, including the OPTC. This committee was institutionalized through the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. Why the local committees and programmes officers are not adequately facilitated by the Government: Due to inadequate budgetary provisions, the Committee has not been able to cater for sitting allowance for the committee members. This will be considered in future subject to availability of funds. A small Authority to Incur Expenditure (AIE) is normally issued to the area Social Development Officers to facilitate targeting, validation and enrolment of beneficiaries among other activities. Similarly, in terms of transport allocation, the Ministry relies on one vehicle that is based in Kilifi County Headquarters office. This is inadequate but the Ministry has no immediate plans of procuring vehicles due to budget constraints. The Ministry will continue to mobilize transport from other Government departments in order to enhance programme delivery. Thank you."
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