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    "content": "by scientific research rather than by discretion, politics or simply whims of individuals and politicians. Therefore, it settles a very elaborate planning methodology that intends to infuse in that planning, a certain scientific method of arriving at some of these figures and analysis. This is so that then we involve the people in terms of ensuring that they make certain prioritizations of what they regard as the core needs in the preparation of this plan. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have also agreed to propose within this Bill, that any county can receive grants or donations for the implementation of the strategic plan. These grants can be drawn from multilateral partners or the national Government by way of conditional grants. Therefore, this might help us to create the kind of incentive for counties to prepare the county strategic plan for the enhancement of economic and social rights. We have also created a mechanism of monitoring or oversight. It will provide an inherent role of oversight for the implementation of economic and social rights to the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR). It has asserted itself as an authority in matters of human rights. I believe the Commission will be given this new mandate to oversee the implementation and enforcement of this Act. Therefore, in that, we have given the Commission extra functions in addition to the functions of the Commission set out in the KNCHR Act. These functions include:- (1) Monitoring the performance of each county government in the implementation of their programmes; (2) To initiate and undertaken and participate in collection, preparation, production and dissemination of data and information on the realization of these economic and social rights within the county governments; (3) To make recommendations to national and county governments on the implementation of policies and strategies and programmes for the realization of economic and social rights; (4) They may investigate any complaints that may be made in the relation to realization of economic and social rights and take such measures it considers necessary to secure appropriate redress and periodically evaluate existing policies, legislations, strategies and programmes by national and county governments that provide for the realization of economic and social rights and make such recommendations that it may deem or consider necessary, that will ensure that the facilitation of the realization of these rights and advise and make recommendations to the national security assistance authority established on the social assistance act regarding the delivery of social security assistance and programmes within the county governments and; (5) To mobilise and sensitize communities on their economic and social rights as set out under the Constitution in collaboration with relevant stakeholders and institutions in the area and conduct capacity building, education and information campaigns for this purpose. (6) To perform any function that the commission deems necessary in the implementation of this Act. Therefore, we decided to desist from the temptation of creating another authority because today in this country we create one authority after another. We thought that since 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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