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    "content": "One way of making sure that it is effective is making sure that the board is composed of people who are aware of what is going on in that part of the country. That board was created with the purpose of improving the condition of Kenyans living there. Therefore, there is need to make sure that the board is fully constituted. There is also need to ensure that the Secretariat is also fully constituted because the information we have is that the term of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will expire by February next year. There must be some mechanism of ensuring there is an effective chairperson, so that the board is fully functional. As the Mover said, the fund was created and there is already Kshs2 billion in the account. Since 2016 we have gone through several droughts, but that fund is not functional because the rules and regulations have not yet been passed. A draft has been submitted to Treasury, but it has not been brought for approval. One of the reasons this Motion is before this House is to impress upon the Cabinet Secretary, Treasury to make sure that those regulations are approved, so that the fund can be operationalised and those areas can get the necessary interventions. The fund also needs to have a dedicated fund manager, who is conversant with the situation on the ground, so that whatever monies that are put there are actually not for just routinely responding to emergencies. The objective of the fund is to build capacity and technical expertise to improve on drought management. Therefore, we should not rush to the fund every time there is drought. We should have measures to ensure that those droughts are mitigated, so that when the next drought comes, it will not have the same impact as the past drought, unlike what we are going through. Right now it is a vicious circle, where people’s livestock is wiped out every time there is drought. They feel that the Government has no policies to improve and cushion their livelihoods. Madam Temporary Speaker, the fund also needs to be enhanced. As the Mover has rightfully said, there are many other funds in this country. For example, in my county there is a budget of over Kshs200 million for emergencies, but this is not coordinated. If this fund could take into account that and coordinate, all those other funds could be put into good use. At the moment, everybody is running around with emergency funds, but there is no coordination. Therefore, the effect is not felt. I beg to second the Motion."
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