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"speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
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"content": "We also have the County Disaster Risk Management Committees. If we do not have SOPs within these committees and risks that have been identified, these committees will not work. We should look at this Bill, especially on risk, rather than wait for disasters to occur and then try to classify and manage them. We should be prepared."
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"content": "With those remarks, I support."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. Peter Kaluma",
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"content": " Next is the Member for Ndhiwa, Hon. Martin Owino. Hon. Millie indicated that she is not in a hurry."
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"content": "Hon. Millie, you will speak after Hon. Martin Owino."
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"speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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"content": " I heard her clearly. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Much has been said about this Bill and I just want to add my voice to it. Disaster Management is a process. It starts with prevention. I emphasise that we need to focus more on prevention to avoid getting caught unawares. We are aware that disasters like floods and fires are time bombs. Prevention, which has not been elaborated here, should include an elaborate research system to determine the kind of disasters that occur in our country and when they strike. For example, in the health realm, you will find the seasonal flu which should be well contained through flu shots before it becomes an epidemic. There is also the element of preparedness. As a people, or as the system we are trying to put in place, what do we do when it strikes? Preparedness is one way to solve a problem. For instance, when our counties are not prepared, most of the time you will find that the National Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) is called upon to intervene. 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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"speaker_name": "Ndhiwa, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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"content": "The NG-CDF hardly cope with a school fire or a broken bridge but if we have a structure where the national government or the county government provides support to the systems on the ground, we can easily manage disasters. There is an element of response. When disasters happen, sometimes rapid response is required. You mentioned something that caught my attention. When a disaster is classified as county yet it is beyond county boundaries, what do you do? It causes a delay in response which leads to loss of lives and even cause disabilities. I support Hon. Nyikal, that we would rather classify risks than the disasters because there is no time for classification when disaster strikes anyway."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Martin Owino",
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"content": "Another element that needs to be magnified is management. After response, unfortunately there will be loss of lives and disabilities. How do you then manage the aftermath? That is always left out. For instance, if properties are destroyed, people may be displaced. Are there shelters where they can go? That should be factored in and considered by the committees. The nature, extent, severity and occurrences, all these packed together in a research portfolio, should forecast disasters and inform the country on how to proactively respond. I thank the authors of this good Bill. I do not want to say much because Hon. Millie is almost on her feet. I have made my point and therefore yield my time to her if that is in order."
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"content": " You have also taken over the role of the Speaker. Give the microphone to the Member for Suba North, Hon. Millie Grace Odhiambo, to make her contribution."
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"speaker_name": "Suba North, ODM",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to support this Bill and thank the Committee and the Leader of the Majority Party for bringing it. At the outset, I want to indicate that having a legislative framework on Disaster Risk Management is a good thing. I am glad that he has clarified because I clearly remember that we had this Bill in the last Parliament but it lapsed. Because most Members have spoken on the issue of disaster risk management, I want to speak on some thorny issues in the Bill. I had intervened on the issue of the definition of ‘disaster’ because I did not think I would have time to speak. The word ‘local’ is limiting because a disaster can happen beyond local boundaries. It limits the response given during disasters. Based on experience and the example provided by the Leader of the Majority Party, would you classify COVID-19 as a local or national issue? Another issue of concern to me is the definition of ‘disaster risk management.’ Even though I have already proposed amendments, I encourage the Committee to amend the Bill to include a permanent structure for disaster risk management at the county governments and national government levels. They should identify and map disaster-prone or vulnerable areas, situations or people as part of management. For instance, we already know the areas that are prone to flooding in this country. However, when it happens, we are always shocked. We should also issue an early warning of imminent disaster. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and other institutions issue alerts all the time. I saw in the media today that the United States of America (USA) has already given an alert on a possible terrorist attack in Somalia. I am not sure whether it was in the Daily Nation . That is an example of disaster preparation. We should have such technology. We should also use it to relocate populations in case of imminent disasters. I visited Indonesia with the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I woke up at night. I was asleep. I thought I had overslept and forgotten to switch off my television. After a while, I discovered that it was an automated system coming through the television, warning us that there had just been an earthquake of a certain magnitude, and we should go out and do certain things at our focal point. By the time I was walking down—I think God gave me an amazing ability to sleep—I met people walking up. I had slept through the earthquake. When I reached 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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