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    "id": 603298,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. Nderitu",
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        "legal_name": "Francis Waweru Nderitu",
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    "content": "governments. The county governments have been complaining that there are certain functions that we have taken away from them. We tried to harmonise this Bill with the Constitution so that whatever mandate the NLC has in the Constitution is also enshrined in this Bill. Clause 13 talks about the functions of the NLC relative to the powers of the Cabinet Secretary. We tried to balance the two so that even though the issue of land is devolved to the county level, there are other myriad uses of the plans that will require involvement at the national level. Therefore, this integration will be very important. We also talked about the County Director of Planning. When we sought intervention during the public participation, there are some people who felt that we do not need the county planning offices. Looking at our Constitution and the need to cap some useful planning issues at the national level, the Director of Physical Planning at the national level becomes very important. There are various types of plans that are entrenched in the Constitution. As the Bill puts it under Clause 5(1), there is established the National Physical Planning Consultative Forum that will deal with planning at the national level. It includes the people who will make up this National Planning Consultative Forum. They include the Cabinet Secretary, a representative of the Council of Governors, the Chairperson of the NLC, one County Executive Member from each county being a member responsible for physical planning, environment and infrastructure; the Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters related to economic planning and a host of others as it is clearly shown under Clause (5)(2). This is a very good strategy because it will encompass all the people who play a role in the planning sector. In Clause 6, the Bill clearly states the functions of the National Physical Planning Consultative Forum and who should perform those functions. I side with the Bill, although there are a few amendments that have been proposed to us. We will be able to capture those at the right time. Clause 22, on the content of the National Physical Development Plan include the issue of economic conservation and a strategy of ensuring sustainable utilisation of space and natural resources. The principle of connectivity comes in again. We are sure that the few amendments that we have catered for will capture that lightly. I want to highlight a few other clauses that we thought needed to be looked at so that the complaints that we received from most of the people who presented their views can be harmonised as we move forward. Clause 30(2) was on Regional Physical Development Plan. This purpose should extend to specific physical planning concepts, including connectivity and peculiar circumstances referred to above. All other amendments that we have carried forward will capture that. Clause 58 is on the application for development permission. The Bill gives explicit ways on how to do approvals, the application process, the penalties and the way to proceed if there is an anomaly between the time you apply and when you get the approval. This is a good Bill. I beg to second."
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