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    "content": "Clause 7(f). If you go to the bodies that have been identified as the ones that will pick the persons to sit in the Board, we have the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA), the Kenya Medical Association (KMA) and the National Council of NGOs. In the many occasions that we have had disasters, often times, you will find that there are issues of buildings that were not constructed to standard, buildings that were constructed on riparian land, the county government did not effectively supervise constructions of buildings, the hospitals were not well prepared to deal with the injuries that resulted from a particular catastrophe and so on. It will be fair that we nominate bodies that are directly linked to the causes of these disasters. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really do not see the role the KEPSA will play by having a representative in the Board. Equally, I do not see what role the National Council of NGOs will play in the Board. I propose that we consider bringing on board engineers because these are the people who can help us. If you have a disaster somewhere and you want to effectively get evacuations, engineers will be able to advice on the structural integrity of a building and how one can safely navigate their way in. So, I propose that we consider making necessary amendments to this Bill and we bring on board engineers. When disaster happens, you need people who can assist in praying for people and also in terms of managing the stress that becomes a natural consequence of these disasters. I propose that we also consider bringing on board the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK) so that we can coordinate the issue of dealing with families of the victims that are affected when we have a disaster. I have just seen what has happened in Thailand; the 12 young footballers and their coach who were trapped in a cave. The people who have been at the forefront in evacuating those young footballers are the military. When we make proposals of the people we need to sit in this Board, I will request that we give a specific role to some of our security agencies; maybe the military or the Administration Police. This is because they are the people who assist in ensuring that once there is a disaster somewhere, security is provided and they also have the equipment to assist. So, my contribution to this Bill is that we should relook the representation in terms of the people who will sit in the Board which is provided for under Clause 7. When you go to Clause 12, it talks about the Director-General. I have never been a lecturer in a university, but one of the qualifications there is that to be appointed as Director-General, someone must have a degree in Disaster Risk Management. We should open this up. There are people who may have degrees in other areas who can effectively steer the Authority. The Director-General does not necessarily need to be somebody who has a degree in Disaster Risk Management. When we talk about 10 years management experience, you may have a very good person trained in the security sector who has the relevant experience in terms of his training in managing risks, but not necessarily management. So, when we put in this issue of 10 years management experience, it is like what we used to experience when we were newly graduated professionals from university. In each job we used to apply for, we were told that they needed five years’ experience. How do you acquire experience when you 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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