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    "id": 503284,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A.B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Therefore, this is similar to Article 35 of the Constitution that allows each and every citizen of Kenya to access information from any public agency or department. So, sub-section 3A guarantees every person the right to access to environmental information. The Bill also proposes to amend Section 4 of the principal Act. It does this by dissolving the current National Environment Council and transferring all the functions to the Cabinet Secretary in charge of the Environment, Water and Mineral Resources. What does this do or what does it treat? What is the rationale of this new amended Section 4? This is to avoid duplication of functions between different departments or institutions. It ensures prudent use of State resources in accordance with Article 201 of the Constitution; which is the sub-title of the Article on Principals of Public Finance. It talks about openness, transparency, accountability and public participation. Hon. Speaker, Clause 8 of the Bill proposes to repeal Section 8 of the Principal Act, by decentralizing the services of the Authority within the Republic of Kenya. The authority will have its headquarters in Nairobi and will ensure that its services are found in all the 47 counties. Clause 12 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 14 of the Act. It does this by recognizing the role of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), that will advise the Authority on the benefits of the public officers, in accordance with Article 230 of the Constitution, which is basically on SRC. The Bill further proposes to amend Section 23 of the Principal Act by ensuring that all accounts of this proposed Authority are prepared, audited and reported in accordance with Articles 226 and 229 of the Constitution and the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. Hon. Speaker, Article 226 of the Constitution talks about how accounts and audits of public entities are done. Article 229 as referred in this Bill is basically the office of the Auditor-General. Therefore, it says that the accounts of this new Authority which will be created, must be prepared, audited and reported in accordance with Articles 226 and 229 of the Constitution and the PFM Act. Hon. Speaker, the Bill further seeks to amend Section 29 of the principal Act by disbanding the provincial and district environment committees and constituting new ones that will be called county environment committees, in accordance with Chapter 11 of the Constitution. Clause 18 of the Bill introduces a new sub-section 29 that will empower the governor of every county to appoint the membership of the county environment 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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