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    "content": "“A project under this Act shall – (a) only be in respect of works and services falling within the functions of the county government under Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution; and (b) be community based to ensure that the benefits are available to a widespread cross-section of the inhabitants of a particular area.” In short, projects under this law will be things like footbridges, water, security lights and any other thing that falls under the purview of the county governments. The money will not be used, for instance, on education in primary or secondary schools. It will deal purely with issues falling under the purview of the county government. I also want to highlight about Part V on the Project Proposal and Implementation Committee. Once boards are established at the county level, implementation committees will then be created. Clause 28 states that:- “28(1) There is establishment in each ward, a Committee to be known as the Project Proposal and Implementation Committee. (2) Each committee shall comprise – (a) the county government officer responsible for coordination of county government functions in the ward; (b) one man and one woman, one of whom shall be nominated by religious groups, appointed in accordance with subsection (3); (c) one person representing the youth; (d) one person with disability nominated by a registered group representing persons with disability in the ward in accordance with subsection (3); (e) the project coordinator, appointed under Section 32 of this Act, who shall be the secretary to the committee and an ex-officio member without a right to vote.” Again there is no MCA here. We have respected the whole notion of separation of powers by ensuring that the power reposes with the executive branch of the county government. Therefore, this Bill does not offend the principle of separation of powers. Part VI of this Bill is about Identification and Submission of Project Proposal. It indicates how people will identify projects and submit proposals for approval. Those projects will then be serialized in a certain list and then taken up to the board at the county level which will then proceed to do the implementation at the grassroot level through the committee. Part VIII is about the County Assembly Select Committee. Every county shall have a select committee whose work will be to oversight what happens. That committee will comprise MCAs but its role will be to oversight. I have also come up with a provision that gives this Senate the power to oversight what will be happening regarding the projects to ensure that people do not steal money because we do not want people to misuse that money. Therefore, the Senate will have some powers to check what will be happening. 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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