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    "content": "Madam Temporary Speaker, we got a response from the Cabinet Secretary who says that regarding the request from the Sessional Committee on Devolved Government on the measures to avert the adverse effects of floods in Kenya, specifically, the Ministry had been requested to respond to the following questions:- (1) to state what the Ministry of Devolution and Planning is doing in conjunction with the affected counties as part of the emergent response to avert further disaster from ongoing; (2) what the Nairobi City Council is doing to reclaim Nairobi Dam which is a major water reservoir as it is currently invaded by the water hyacinth plant; (3) what sustainable measures the Ministry of Devolution and Planning has taken in conjunction with the Nairobi County Government Physical Planning Division to curb developers from developing structures on wetlands and water causes. The response is as follows:- We would like to inform the Committee and, indeed, the Senate that the Council of Governors (CoG) has protested the practice of the national Government Ministries reporting on matters that fall within the ambit of county governments as provided under the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution. With regard to question (1), the mandate of the Ministry, in so far as emergency response and disaster management, is limited to early warning and drought management, famine response and humanitarian relief support in terms of food and non-food items in cases where disaster occurs. The Ministry has humanitarian assistance in places such as Nairobi and Narok where floods have occurred. Further, the National Youth Service (NYS) has been deployed as backup support in places affected by such flooding and other disasters due to availability of manpower and relevant equipment utilised in the ordinary activities. However, in terms of disasters and emergencies response, co-ordination and national disaster management policy, the mandate falls under the Ministry of Interior and Co-ordination of National Government. With regards to questions (2) and (3), about Nairobi County, the Ministries that are tasked with these under Executive Order No.2 of 2013 are the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources and the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development respectively. Finally, Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a copy of the letter from the CoG that is enclosed. Reference has been made to it and the Statement is signed by the Cabinet Secretary, Ms. Anne Waiguru."
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