Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 883813,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/883813/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 107,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Zani",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 13119,
        "legal_name": "Agnes Zani",
        "slug": "agnes-zani"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on the policy on devolved system of Government. In the Statement, the Committee should:- (1) Explain why the document published by the Ministry of Devolution and ASAL in October, 2016 entitled “ Policy on Devolved System of Government ” was not tabled in the Senate. (2) State the authenticity of the policy document and the status of its implementation. This is mainly because there seems to be certain things that are implied or put in the policy but they have not yet operationalised. We know that, for example, costing of all functions was meant to happen right from the beginning of devolution. However, there are functions that have gone to the counties and have not been costed and some functions have not yet been absorbed within the counties. What policy is being used on issues of devolution and devolved national projects especially by the national Government for projects that are being done across the various counties? Is it per the policy and is there such a thing stated in the policy? Is it being implemented and how is it followed? The critical issue is on county taxes and business licensing. Again, there is no standardization across the board and counties are applying this arbitrarily. The reasoning behind this Statement is that there is a policy that has been worked on. However, it has not been tabled and we are not following it. That policy would help us to answer the various questions and reduce this level of contradiction. Lastly, I want to guide the Committee as they get answers for this Statement, on the issue of Regional Development Authorities (RDAs). We know that part of the work The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}