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"content": "counterpart county assemblies of Kitui, Makueni, Uasin Gishu and Migori on diverse dates. Madam Temporary Speaker, with respect to county visits, during the period under review, the Committee visited Kitui County during the Senate Sittings in Kitui from 16th to 20th September, 2019. Consequently, the Committee met and interacted with its counterpart County Assembly Committees of Kitui and Makueni. The visits were geared towards capacity building and networking with the County Assembly Committees. The Committee also held a meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for pre-publication scrutiny of the following Regulations proposed to be made under the Crops Act - 1. The Crops (Food Crops) Regulations, 2019; 2. The Crops (Horticulture Crops) Regulations, 2019; 3. The Crops (Tea Industry) Regulations, 2019; 4. The Crops (Pyrethrum) Regulations, 2019; and, 5. The Crops (Nuts and Oils) Regulations, 2019 During the meeting with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, the Committee had the opportunity to raise various questions regarding to the published Crops (Irish Potatoes) Regulations, 2019, as these were brought to the Committee while having been published and already in force. Madam Temporary Speaker, as this Committee has mentioned, sometimes different sectors ignore the Senate. However, after the interaction between us and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and given the fact that agriculture is devolved, we agreed that next time they pass any regulations without concurrence from our Committee, we shall then revoke them. We agreed that going forward, that they will be bringing regulations all the time. As you can see, they brought so many of them. Madam Temporary Speaker, during the same period under the consideration on the approval of the crops, we have approved the Coffee General) Regulations, 2019. The Committee, jointly with the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, met with the national Treasury for pre-publication scrutiny on the draft Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Regulations, 2019. The Committee will engage in the following activities in the next quarter. Consideration of the draft Intergovernmental Relations (Sectoral Forum) Regulations, 2019, and the draft Intergovernmental Relations (Intergovernmental Relations Units) Guidelines, 2019. We intend to Visit Kisumu, Nyamira and Kisii counties on a capacity building mission with the counterpart county assembly committees and their respective County Executives. Madam Temporary Speaker, as part of our visit to counterpart county assemblies committees, we have realized most county executives do not respect the need for regulation after certain Acts have been passed by county assemblies. As a result of that, when we meet our counterpart Committee, we normally have a follow up meeting with the Executive in terms of understanding their reasons for not bringing some of these regulations. 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."
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