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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Abdalla",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amina Ali Abdalla",
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    "content": "(2) The Directorate shall be the lead agency of the government on national climate change plans and actions to deliver operational coordination and shall report to the Cabinet Secretary. (3) The Directorate shall be headed by a Director of Climate Change who shall be recruited competitively and appointed by the Public Service Commission. (4) A person shall be qualifed for appointment as a Director of Climate Change if the person─ (a) is a citizen of Kenya; (b) has a post graduate degree, knowledge and experience in any of the following fields─ (i) environmental studies; (ii) engineering; (iii) meteorology; (iv) climatology; (v) law; (vi) economics; or (vii) such other relevant field as may be determined by the Cabinet Secretary in consultation with the Public Service Commission. (c) has at least ten years’ experience at senior management level in the relevant field; and (d) meets the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Constitution. (5) The Director appointed under clause (4) shall be responsible for the performance of specific duties and functions of the Directorate as set out in this Act. (6) The Directorate shall advise the Cabinet Secretary on matters relating to legislation, policy, coordination, regulation and monitoring of climate change governance. (7) The Directorate shall, on behalf of the Council, perform functions as may be specifically set out in this Act and in regulations. (8) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing subsection, the Directorate shall perform the following duties and functions─ (a) provide analytical support on climate change to the various sector ministries, agencies and county governments; (b) establish and manage a national registry for appropriate mitigation actions by public and private entities; (c) serve as the national knowledge and information management centre for collating, verifying, refining and disseminating knowledge and information on climate change; (d) in collaboration with other agencies at the national and county government levels─ (i) identify low carbon development strategies and coordinate related measurement, reporting and verification; (ii) develop strategies and coordinate actions for building resilience to climate change and enhancing adaptive capacity; 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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