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    "id": 75956,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. I.E. Mohamed",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 82,
        "legal_name": "Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi",
        "slug": "mohamed-elmi"
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    "content": " Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands was created in April, 2008, to address the unique challenges facing the region, which are multiple, inter-related and entrenched. The projects undertaken by the Ministry are, therefore, identified as follows:- (i) The Ministry’s interim Strategic Plan is one of the methods that we use. (ii) Every project proposal is screened by the District Development Committees (DDC) such as the District Steering Committees (DSCs) and the District Education Boards (DEBs), among others, as may be appropriate. (iii) The projects are vetted to ensure only socially inclusive, economically viable and environmentally friendly interventions are implemented. (iv) All the proposed projects must be of high priority within the respective target districts in order to facilitate achievement of the highest impact with the least resources. (v) Priority is given to co-funding of viable micro projects where communities are unable to raise enough funds for completion of such projects. (b) The purpose of the Ministry is to address the unique challenges facing Northern Kenya and other arid lands, which are multiple and inter-related. The Ministry’s role is to address these development challenges and help the people of these areas achieve their full potential. In this regard, the Ministry has been implementing projects and programmes which address key priorities in the region. These include natural resource management, food security, conflict and disaster management, water development, livestock develop and marketing, human health education and human resource development, integrated peace building and national cohesion. The list of the projects is long and detailed and the Member has it. (c) The Ministry has undertaken specific steps to ensure that all arid and semi arid areas are treated equally during projects allocation. These include the following criteria:- (i) All the 28 districts which are now counties are requested to prepare annual budgets and work plans in collaboration with their respective District Steering Committees. These budgets and the work plans are subsequently forwarded to the Ministry headquarters for review and compilation for the overall Ministry’s Budget. The annual work plans and budgets for all the districts level activities are subsequently finalized for implementation by the respective districts. In this connection, I wish to indicate that the annual work planning activities are carried out through participatory and consultative processes which ensure that the Ministry’s activities promote equity in funding allocation to the various communities in the ASAL districts. (ii) The respective district DDCs such as the DSGs, DEBs and DDCs in the 28 ASAL counties are also assisted to identify projects which have meaningful impact. (iii) The identified projects are finally prioritized based on priorities outlined in the Ministry’s Strategic Plan and Medium Term Plan of Vision 2030. Specific consideration is given to projects focusing on natural resources and drought management,"
}