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    "id": 959569,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. M. Kajwang’",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Otieno Kajwang'",
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    "content": "South C in Nairobi. We also have the Kenya Fish Marketing Authority. Again, instead of promoting the trade in fish and its derivatives for it to be placed in a strategic location like along the lake, the ocean or Lake Turkana, we are told the headquarters shall be in Nairobi. I believe the headquarters of KFS is also in Nairobi, at Karura Forest. However, I would be happier if we took KFS to Mau Forest, so that it sits there and protects Kenya’s greatest water tower. Issues of Mau Forest should not be militarized when we have a KFS. If these are gazetted forests, where is the KFS? Why should it be Mr. Natembea to speak every day? Why should we be seeing the military dealing with children in these forests? What is it that we are appropriating money to KFS for? Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want this debate to be about the state of KFS because, cleverly, Sen. Kibiru must have considered all those things. It would have been easier to move a Motion that would compel KFS to do certain things to increase tree cover in this country. However, he has decided to think out of the box and seen a golden opportunity in infrastructure projects. I think that this is a quick win. This is an issue that if the House resolves today, should be conveyed to the relevant Ministries in charge of infrastructure. This is something that should be implemented almost immediately. It would beautify this country, increase our forest cover, clean the air and purify our drives. It will be a pleasure driving from point ‘A’ to ‘B’ when you know that you are driving through a proper tree lined boulevard. Allow me to address the issue of implementation of Motions of this House. In the past, we have appeared to be helpless. We have passed so many Motions. Indeed, next time when we are meeting as a Liaison Committee, God willing, I will request that we have a tracker of Motions, so that we know the state of implementation. Ideally, this Motion ought to have gone to the Implementation Committee, who then would update the House or track the implementation of the recommendations of this House. In this case, probably this matter will be forwarded to the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources, and the Chairperson was here. He seems to be aware of the debate that is going on and will now start wondering where we start with implementation of this particular matter. The Public Audit Act already has a provision that upon the resolution of Parliament or a county assembly on any matter, the relevant accounting officers have three months to implement the recommendations of Parliament, failure to which, Parliament has been given certain options to deal with the errant accounting officers. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like this House to have confidence in itself and invoke the provisions of the law in as far as implementation of Motions is concerned. I want this House to call the accounting officers, who for a long time, have ignored Motions and recommendations of this House. It does not mean that all our Motions and recommendations must be implemented in the manner in which we have passed them. I will give you an example coming from county assemblies. This is because this House also has a responsibility to help strengthen our county assemblies. Last week when we went to Kwale County, we found that the Kwale County Public Accounts Committee had recommended the winding up of Kwale Water and Sewerage Company. 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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