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"content": "Therefore, even as I support the Bill, I urge that we have more specialised personnel appointed to the proposed Authority. Let us not make the mistake of having political appointees because disaster management is a serious matter. People have died, others have suffered economically and populations have been displaced. We have spent a lot of money we cannot account for, and very many wrong things have happened. If this Bill is implemented with the amendments that we will bring, I am sure that disaster risk management in this country will be properly undertaken."
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"content": "With those remarks, I support."
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"content": " Hon. Members, let us now listen to Hon. John Mutunga for his expertise in matters disasters."
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"content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill. The Bill was once brought to this House and it disappeared for very many years. I can remember the last time we were discussing a legislation on disaster management was in 2007. It always comes and goes. I hope this time round it will see the light of day and become law because Kenya needs a law on disaster risk management. Hon. Temporary Speaker, disasters are majorly categorised into two types. Natural disasters, which occur whether we want or not due to climate change and other factors. The other category is technological disasters, which are as a result of man’s influence. Basically, disasters are enhanced emergencies which occur incidentally and have negative connotation and orientation. I note that the Bill carefully recognises that disasters are those emergencies which are beyond the capacity of a given jurisdiction to contain. If an occurrence is within the capacity of a jurisdiction, or an entity or organisation to contain, it is an emergency. It becomes a disaster the moment it goes beyond that particular jurisdiction. A country, considered as jurisdiction in this case, would also have a disaster. The Government can call upon the international community to intervene. That is why the disaster declaration process is captured in this Bill in very good order. Disaster risk management has to do with containment of risks. I want to take a minute to allude to what Hon. Oundo was talking about. The professor was saying that there is a lot of negativity in the Bill. We grade disasters based on the credible worst scenario, which is considered to be the best to respond to. Therefore, a disaster cannot really be positive because we have to deal with bad situations. Disasters are basically about natural or technological occurrences that are bad in terms of the causative agents, which we call hazards. Hon. Temporary Speaker, there are four key principles captured in this Bill, and we need to dwell on them. The Bill seeks to have the functions of the relevant agencies discharged in a co-ordinated manner. During disaster, there is no time to do things properly. It is important for us to be prepared so that we can better coordinate and collaborate. In collaboration, disaster management has four factors. One is trying to make sure that disasters do not occur at all, which is mitigation. This is about building the capacity of a country to reduce the possibilities of disasters occurring, or doing anything possible to minimise the disasters themselves. Hazards cause disasters. So, we need to identify and interrogate in order to understand them. We also need to do hazard analysis to know what kind of risks they pose to a community, entity or jurisdiction. Hon. Temporary Speaker, we cannot be disaster prepared unless we have mechanisms for response at all levels; from individuals to households and national levels. Preparedness is key. This is the ability to identify what types of hazards we are facing and quantifying them so The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": "that we may know what kind of effects they will have on us when they occur. That is why we are talking about disaster risk reduction. There is the issue of assessment or analysis of hazards. The process of disaster response occurs only after a disaster has happened. The response initiatives are about bringing back systems to normal up to their optimal operational standards or where they were operating at before. If a disaster occurred in Nairobi and this honourable house is affected, the response team will act as quickly as possible to reduce the effects of that disaster on such an institution. However, disaster recovery is not just about responding to the present situation but it also involves mitigating future disasters. To achieve this, we have to have a clear understanding of what has happened and what is likely to happen based on past experiences. The recovery efforts should also focus on building resilience for the future. Therefore, establishing an organised system of handling disaster is key to building resilience for the future. Maintaining order during a disaster is even more essential. Hon. Temporary Speaker, in order to effectively respond to a disaster, we need to identify who has the capacity and competence to help. We must also have a mechanism in place to mobilise those individuals. We must also identify the triggers to call upon them to discharge their responsibility. This Bill aims at creating an integrated and collaborative approach to disaster response. This is necessary because we have different sectors, functions and institutions that need to work together. Proper coordination and collaboration are key to success. We also need to use our resources optimally and work in an organized and efficient manner to respond effectively to disasters. Disasters are destructive in nature and destroy a lot of resources when they happen. Hence, we need to respond to them with utmost seriousness. This calls for serious collaboration where we put all available resources, competencies, efforts and partnerships into the disaster response process. Collaboration can be both within the state and without the state, involving state and non-state actors. Non-state actors are important because they play a role in the development and containment of emergencies. Because of their role, we need to identify them and understand their competencies and activation mechanisms. If we do not know these procedures, we cannot get them working in tandem with our preferred way of doing business during a disaster. Hon. Temporary Speaker, disasters like fires and explosions caused by bombs can occur suddenly and can put us in a state of crisis. During such a crisis, it is crucial to ensure that everyone involved works together effectively. To achieve this, we need to identify the individuals or institutions that have a role to play and establish the proper notification procedures to alert them of the situation. We must notify them in the right way so that they may invoke action. Once they have been notified, we must ensure that they know how to respond. The activation mechanisms are, therefore, key to responding to any disaster. Disasters can be classified into different levels, namely local, county and national. At the county level, we need proper coordination mechanisms that reflect the national level coordination. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the disaster declaration process has been captured very well in this Bill. Sometimes when a disaster occurs, our county governments may need outside help to contain it. In such cases, they should declare it as a disaster and request aid from other regions or even the national Government. It is also important for a country to declare an occurrence as national disaster to activate resources without the country. In some instances, we need the United Nations (UN) to act or other countries to come to our aid. When the president declares a national disaster, the declaration calls upon everyone else to participate to minimise the effects and take care of everything else. Recognition of various management committees is key but because I do not have so much time left, I support this Bill. I will come back with a few amendments. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor"
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"content": "Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Hon. Andrew Okuome Adipo, Member for Karachuonyo."
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to look at this Bill – which I support – in two ways. First, disasters are either caused by acts of man or they occur naturally. The latter category are what people call ‘acts of God.’ Let me start with disasters that are caused by people."
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"content": " On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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