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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "So, a lot of thoughts and discussions have informed the decisions that we have made. I have already spoken to the issue of aligning the functions of some institutions to what they really are linked. Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is for the forward looking. When we were looking at those institutions, we realised for example that the water boards, the Rift Valley, TANATHI and the rest, are based on water basins. If it is the Lake Basin or the Ewaso Nyiro Basin and yet we still have regional authorities that are also basin---- Fortunately, these regional authorities are also vested in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. We will be urging the Members in future, that we review all the six or seven legislations relating to regional authorities so that we are in line with devolution and are able to give functions to the institutions that matter. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we note that the Water Bill may be affected by other existing legislations. Number one, the Committee agreed that it is necessary to amend the Environmental Management and Coordination Act to confine the function of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) on water pollution control to coordination. This is a Bill that is going to come to the House very soon but that is an important thing The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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