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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mbooni, Independent",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Erastus Nzioka",
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        "legal_name": "Erastus Kivasu Nzioka",
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    "content": "transparency, effectiveness, efficiency, and prudent management of the NG-CDF. This will ultimately improve the lives of the constituents of Kisumu County and the country at large. The Committee made general recommendations arising from observations and findings that cut across the seven constituencies, some of which are contained in the First Report of the Committee on NG-CDF on Nairobi County, which was adopted by this House. The Committee observed that there was ineffective monitoring and evaluation of projects in the constituencies. This was due to lack of adequate allocation of resources to the Constituency Development Fund Oversight Committee to perform its functions in accordance with Section 53 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015. The Committee also noted that the NG-CDF Board had not made use of ICT in management of projects for ease of monitoring of projects to their completion. Although the oversight committees are enshrined in the Act, they have not been functional. Therefore, the Committee recommends the following: (1) That, the NG-CDF Board allocates 3 per cent of the constituency annual allocation to Constituency Development Fund Oversight Committees to effectively undertake their mandate as provided under the NG-CDF Act, 2015. This amount should be included in the NG-CDF annual allocation to the constituencies with effect from the 2018/2019 Financial Year; (2) That, the NG-CDF Board adopts and implements electronic monitoring and evaluation systems and tools to monitor all projects in the constituencies and have them linked to the electronic national Government monitoring and evaluation systems. On assessment, the Committee observed that fixed and movable assets in the custody of constituencies, including motor vehicles, should be held under the name of the constituency in line with the provisions of Section 36 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015. Section 36(4)(a) of the Act provides that all fixed and movable assets bear the name and number of the constituency as delineated by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Further, Section 36(4)(b) provides that the equipment bought for public institutions shall remain in the exclusive use of those institutions. The Committee, therefore, recommends that the NG-CDF Board ensures that fixed and movable assets in the custody of constituencies, including motor vehicles, be held under the name of the constituency in line with the provisions of Section 36(4) of the NG-CDF Act, 2015. The Committee observed that some constituencies had graders for road projects and that the NG-CDF Board had advised Constituency Development Committees to dispose of those graders. The Committee noted that Section 36 (6) of the NG-CDF Act, 2015 provides as follows: . “Any proceeds that may accrue from the disposal of any asset acquired pursuant to subsection (5) shall be credited to the account of the constituency from whose funds the asset was acquired and such funds shall be reflected and declared as part of the following year’s constituency fund for that constituency.” The Committee recommends that the NG-CDF Board disposes of the graders in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act, 2015 and the proceeds be retained in the NG-CDF Fund in line with the provisions of Section 36 (6) of the NG-CDF Act, 2015. On implementation of projects and reallocation of funds without approval of the NG- CDF Board, the Committee observed that some fund account managers implemented projects and reallocated funds without seeking prior approval of the NG-CDF Board. This was in contravention of Sections 6(2) and 31 of the NG-CDF Act, 2015 which provides that once funds The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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