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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng’",
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"content": " Member for Nairobi, I request that you take your seat for a few minutes. Go ahead."
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"speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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"content": " Thank you. The wet season, which ordinarily commences around the month of March, which we are in, is characterised by very heavy rainfall, lightning, flooding, hailstones, and very destructive stormwater. Residents of the hilly Lake Victoria rain belt, including West Mugirango and Gusiiland, suffer immense loss of property, lives, and livelihoods during the rainy season. 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": "West Mugirango, JP",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Stephen Mogaka",
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"content": "Crops get wiped away. Crops like tea and vegetables are destroyed. Sometimes, even gravelled roads get wiped away completely, making them unmotorable. Despite the budgetary allocations for emergency and humanitarian responses, there has not been any significant permanent intervention for preventing and mitigating the impact of these cyclical and recurrent disasters. These have affected the economic growth of my constituency, the Gusii Region, and the Lake Victoria rain belt, making the cost of living extremely high and occasionally subjecting some homes to starvation. It is against this background that I request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Regional Development on the following: 1. Measures that the government has put in place to ensure timely and effective information on hazardous weather so that the residents of West Mugirango and other affected areas within the hilly Lake Victoria rain belt become warned in good time. 2. A detailed report on the interventions being implemented by the government to ensure timely emergency response, including prepositioning of relief supplies to affected families and homes. 3. The long-term mitigation strategies the government intends to adopt to address these recurrent disasters, including climate adaptation measures that the residents and citizens need to be educated on. 4. Measures to educate and equip residents with knowledge on disaster management to improve their resilience and mitigate the effects of recurrent harsh weather conditions. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker."
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"content": " Hon. Beatrice Elachi, do you want to comment on this request for a Statement? Go ahead. You have two minutes."
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"speaker_name": "Dagoretti North, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Beatrice Elachi",
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"content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate our girls in the galleries. I welcome them to Parliament. That request for a statement is very critical. The weather is very hot right now. That means rains are coming. I hope we will not start screaming again when floods sweep away our people, and Nairobi becomes chaotic. This is not just for Kisii. When the Chairman brings his answers to this House, we want to see how prepared we are. We are going to go into a very tough turmoil. We would hate to see what happened last year happening again, as if we have not learned our lessons. For me, it is about Nairobi. I remember we lost many lives in Mathare at night. That should never happen again. I hope we and the government are preparing ourselves. We should ensure that we do not throw garbage in the drainages. We should clear the drainages in areas where flooding occurs. Thank you. I hope we will have a comprehensive answer on how well-prepared we are."
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"speaker_name": "Hon. David Ochieng'",
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"content": " Hon. Naomi Waqo, there seem to be no Chairpersons in the House today. What we expect on this one is a comprehensive Statement covering not only Kisii but the entire country, holistically. What is our preparedness for the wet season for the whole country? I hope you can relate this to the Chairperson of the relevant Committee. Therefore, the request is referred to the Committee on Regional Development. Next is the Member for Ndaragwa. Is he in the House? This should be in the next three weeks, for that matter, because of the break. Hon. Waqo, when we come from recess, we want an answer on that report. Is the Member for Ndaragua in the House? Member for Westlands, you have been on intervention for a while now. 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": "Westlands, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wanted to comment on the request for a Statement that the Member for Nairobi City County has made. However, I do not know whether it has been overtaken by events, or we can still comment on it."
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"content": " You can go ahead."
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"speaker_name": "Westlands, ODM",
"speaker_title": "Hon. Tim Wanyonyi",
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"content": " Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was also concerned about security at our health facilities. It raises a lot of concern that a person can walk into a hospital ward, murder somebody, get away with it, and nobody is being held responsible. When we go to these facilities, we believe there is enough security and people will be safe. However, it raises a lot of concern when something like this happens. We want those responsible - Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and all the relevant authorities - to tell Kenyans exactly what happened. We also want this report so that the family can lay their person to rest in peace."
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"content": "(Hon. Vincent Musau crossed the aisle without bowing)"
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