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"content": "THE IMPLEMENTATION BY COUNTIES OF THE URBAN AREAS AND CITIES ACT (NO.13 OF 2011) Pursuant to Standing Order Nos. 220 (1) (a) and 225 (2) (b), I hereby report to the Senate that a Petition has been submitted, through the office of the Clerk, by Hon. Dan Kazungu, a Member of the National Assembly representing Malindi Constituency in Kilifi County, concerning the implementation by counties of the Urban Areas and Cities Act (No.13 of 2011). As you are aware, under Article 119 (1) of the Constitution, and I quote:- “Every person has a right to petition Parliament, to consider any matter within its authority, including enacting, amending or repealing any legislation.” In his Petition, the hon. Member wishes to bring to the attention of the Senate- (a) That the Urban Areas and Cities Act was enacted by parliament, in 2011, to provide for the classification, governance and management of urban areas and cities, to provide for the criteria of establishing urban areas and to provide for the principles of governance and participation by residents at the local level; (b) That the Act sets out, among others, the qualifications and procedure for appointment of a town administrator for every town established under the Act, as well as the powers, roles and functions of such an administrator, to be exercised under the authority of a committee appointed by the county governor with the approval of the county assembly; (c) That the said requirement is stated in mandatory terms, hence the need for strict adherence by counties; and, (d) That most county governments have deliberately ignored, omitted or otherwise failed to utilize the machinery provided by the said Act to appoint boards to manage municipalities or committees to manage towns within their respective jurisdictions as required by the Act. The Petitioner, therefore, prays that the Senate- (i) undertakes measures to ensure compliance by county governments with the requirements of the said Act, for appointment of boards and managers in respect of cities and municipalities and committees and administrators in respect of towns; and, (ii) reviews the legality, regularity and propriety of any such appointments already undertaken after commencement of the said Act. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order 226, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the Petition, for not more than 30 minutes. Since I do not see any interest, pursuant to Standing Order 227 (1) the Petition stands committed to the relevant Standing Committee, in this case again, the Standing Committee on The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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