Wajir County Climate Change Fund (Amendment) Act, 2019

SPECIAL ISSUE Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 6 (Wajir County Acts No. 3) REPUBUC OF KENYA KENYA GAZETTE SUPPLEMENT WAJIR COUNTY ACTS, 2019 NAIROBI, I4th June, 2019 CONTENT Act— Page The Wajir County Climate Change Fxmd (Amendment) Act, 2019 1 NATONAL COUKCJL FOR ■LAWREPORTjjVjQ library PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE GOVERNMENT PRINTER, NAIROBI THE WAJIR COXJNTY CLIMATE CHANGE FUND (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2019 .Date of Assent: 12th June, 2019 ■ Date of Commencement: 14th June,2019 ' ' AN ACT of the County Assembly of Wajif to amend the Wajir County Climate Change Fund Act, 2016 to align itself with the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act, 2012 and for connected purposes ENACTED by the County Assembly of Wajir, as follows— Short title . . . 1. This Act may be cited as Wajir County Climate Change Fund (Amendment) Act, 2019. ■ ■■ ■ Amendment to part 1 preliminary, section 3 Z The Wajir County Climate Change Fund (Amendment) Act, 2016 in this Act referred to as the "Principal Act" is amended by introducing new headnotes as, follows— Lifespan, Extension and Winding up of Fund immediately after objects and purposes and number them accordingly. Amendment to section 3 3L section 3 of the principal, act is amended by introducing a new subsection (3) (2) to read as follows— 4 (2) (a) lifespan of the Fund.' The Fund shall run for a period of ten years. (b) Extension of lifespan of the Fund. The authority shall extend the fund lifespan to a period greater than ten years only with the approval of the County Executive Committee and the County Assembly (c) Winding up. The County Executive Committee Member for the time being responsible for County Treasury shall seek the approval of the County Assembly before winding up. Amendment of section 4 (2) (a) and (b) 5. Section 4 of the principal Act is amended as follows— ■ (1) Section 4 (2) (a) by replacing 10% with 3%. (2) Section 4 (2) (b) by replacing 20% with 27%. \ (3) By introducing a new part (4 e) to read— 2 . 3 Wajir County Climate Change Fund (Amendment) 2019 4. (e) County Executive Committee Member for finance in consultation with County, executive committee member for environmental matters will establish a regulation on procedures ̂ to follow, for the execution'of the Fund: Amendment of section 7 , . 6. Section 7 (1) (a)-(e) of the principal act is amended to read as follows— ,, / " (1) (a) the Chief Officer in charge of environment. (b) the Director in charge, of Environment .energy and natural resources as the secretary (c) the Director in charge of Environment; (d) the Director in charge of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries; (e). the.director in charge of Public Health (2) by deleting section 7(2) in its entirely. Amendment to principal act section 14 7. Section 14 of the principal act is amended to read as follows— (a) the County Executive Committee Member in charge of environment as the chairperson; . ' ' J . (b) the Chief officer environment as the Secret^ to the committee; (c) the County Chief Officer in charge of public health; (d) the County Chief Officer in charge of agriculture, livestock and (k) County Chief Officer for water resource development. Amendmentpf section 13 8. Section 13 of the principal act is amended to read as follows— ' 13. The Executive Committee Member shall assign-officers in the department,of environmental matters to support the Fund Administrator on need basis. (e) Fisheries; Amendment of section 17 9. Section 17 of the principal act is amended to read as follows— The Executive Member in charge of Environment matters shall have the duty of managing the affairs of the Steering Committee including planning for meetings in liaison with the Executive Member in-charge of Finance. 3 2019 Wajir County Climate Change Fund (Amendment) ^ Amendment of section 18 10. (1) Section 18 of the principal act is amended by — (a) changing subsection (2) (e) to read as follows— 18. (2) (e) The Ward Administrator shall be the Secretary of the Ward Planning Committee. (b) Introducing a new sub-section (4), (5) and (6) immediately after subsection (3). (4) The community representative shall be elected in Participatory manner in consultation with the area MCA. (5) all Ward Climate Change Planning Committee Members shall hold office for a duration of two years renewable for one more term (6) the Executive Member of Environmental Matters shall give appointment letters to serving members of committees Amendment of section 19 11. Section 19 (1) (d) and (e) of the principal act is amended to read as follows— 19. (1) The roles of the Ward Planning Committee shall be— (d) secure experts for the technical components of project proposals; (e) participate in the procuring goods and services for projects including evaluations, development and tracking of procurement plans for each project; Amendment of section 27(3) 12. Section 27(3) of the principal act is amended by Replacing the word entities with processes. Amendment of section 32(a) 13. Section 32(a) of the principal act is amended by 32 (a) Allowances of the County Planning committee and the Ward Planning Committees shall be as determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission. Amendment of second schedule 2 (a) 14. The entire Second schedule of the principal act 1 and 2 be deleted (a) Tenure of office (b) Vacation of office